All printed images in these photographs are c. Sara Fanelli
Hi!!!! Long time no see. I hope you all had an amazing Christmas, holiday, break, time, few days. I hope you ate wonderful food, shared great days with your family, your friends, your dogs, your cats your cloth.
I had a brilliant Christmas, good company, too much food, lots of domestic goddessing....that will be the last of the domestic achievements for a while I can tell you....it's embroidery time!!!
My visitors left this morning. The house seems empty yet it's good to have our space back. Does that make sense? I have tidied, I have restocked the cupboards, (I intend to have an embroidery induced reclusive phase, not going anywhere except maybe the shed) and the washing machine is working overtime. I am only ''sort of'' back. I may not make it here every day for a little while but today I am on a mission, a mission to get my mo jo back. I didn't lose it really but I have become distracted from it. I went to London then it was Christmas. No embroidery has happened here for sooooo long.
This morning I played a little with this amazing book I was given by my son and his girlfriend. A beautifully illustrated edition of Pinocchio, artwork/illustration by Sara Fanelli. Check out the link her work is amazing.
I printed some pages, I laid pieces of my embroidered work on them, I imagined embroidered backgrounds. I would NEVER copy anyones work but how could this fail to inspire? Just owning this book, having the art to admire, being lucky enough to examine the colour and pattern....it makes me feel good, it motivates me...I aspire.