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I'm taking baby steps moving this work forward.
This is the first sample where I'm placing my past sampling into the actual shape of 'something'.
Unseen is also a little scrap of embroidery to accompany this which I am still working on.
I'm not forcing any of this, just going with the flow and enjoying the process.
Working on the paper based pieces I showed you yesterday requires quite a bit of prep.
If I don't get enough done with that preparation this is what I pick up.
Embellishing gingham is a peacefull pastime. I thoroughly recommend it.
The sheet from here is finished now and the little cards have also found a home.
It's now time to move this on, to place my pattern and colour ideas into an actual product shape.
I have an idea for that, it involves a pencil and a blank sheet of paper so I have been practicing my avoidance techniques!
I need to put my big girl pants on, get over myself and crack on.
I'm back from my break in Stockholm, an amazing few days in what must be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
I wouldn't say I was refreshed ha ha...city tourism is exhausting but I am definitely raring to go with this work.
This image was taken before I left. As I mentioned in this post, a little thread matching was needed.
It could be better in terms of exact matching but I'm not being too hard on myself with this project, I have the freedom for a little 'artistic licence'.
As you can see in this early image of this sheet, there is another area to fill. I'm going to start that today.
Despite my misgivings yesterday I made quite a bit of progress with this work.
Recording details as I go helps with reference to colour, threads, fabrics etc as I begin each new 'piece' of work for this collection.
(The thread wraps here, on the small cards with fabric swatches, they reference thread used to stitch the swatches to the card not the paint colour.)
When I start something like this, this collection, I gather as much information as I can along the way, it helps when deciding on final designs.
I'm definitely not finished with this stage, I think it's essential I match some thread with paint swatches and I have more collage and stitched paper ideas brewing.
(to see more work relating to this post follow this link. This post will be top of the page, just scroll past it.)
My presence here has been hit and miss this week, I do apologise. Things here are upside down and wrong way round at the moment and we won't talk about the five hours it took me to make a one and a half hour journey yesterday.
But.....there's nothing wrong or bad happening here so I shouldn't moan and I definitely shouldn't moan because this time on Monday I will be here.
Meanwhile events are conspiring against progress with my recent work.
As you can see today though I have managed to add to the sheet from here.
How much progress can I make before I go away? I have no idea.....not much is my best guess but I'm going to try......
Square patchwork in a circle....very much in progress. There is paper collage in this too and I have no idea yet what will be used in the empty areas.
This sheet and the others I have created are all inspired by my initial explorations on A3 paper that you have seen many times but as a reminder you can go here, here, and here.
This is all part of my plan to gather as much information on pattern and composition as I can before moving on to placing my ideas into an actual 'product'.
A product can be anything, it can be useable, a bag, a throw, a garment. It can be decorative, wall art, coffee table book etc etc.
As yet I haven't decided on my 'product'.
I may not have one. I may just have ideas centred on a few things that will never get past the design stage.
It's too early for me to say although technically that decision should have been made before I started any of this.
There are two sheets in progress here, one with two inch squares, one with four inch squares.
The two inch squares will have one half fabric, one half paper.
The four inch squares will have one half paper and one half patched fabric. That will enable more pattern mixing, more pattern choices for when I move this forward again.
If you are wondering why this patchwork.....it is inpsired by the dress here top left.
I have added to the piece from here. ........three inch squares which mimic the patchwork on the dress, part of the original design sheet.
This morning I put together some larger squares in order to enlarge the ones you can see here, to look at the patterning in more detail.