That's the status of my latest
home portrait! Phew! This one asked for a LOT more hand stitching than I initially expected, thus the longer time frame. Well, that and life's interruptions too. But it is done and here for viewing and on it's way to it's owner very shortly. A few details to share first:
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| loved this handwritten quote |
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| studio |
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| house arches |
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| it takes a special person to live with a legs statue in the garden |
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| it was a lovely diversion to stitch so many flowers |
The owner of this home provided me with any wonderful fabrics and papers. In the end I am glad that I chose to use more fabrics than papers as it made the intense hand stitching much easier. She also provided me with a gazillion photos to choose from for the composition, winnowing them down was challenging. So many photos of the luscious gardens that I just had to include as many flowers as possible and thoroughly enjoyed stitching them.
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| Memphis 2013© Natalya Aikens |
To see the evolution of this home portrait click on the Memphis tag below the post or click
here. To see other home portraits in progress click
here. To get your own home portrait visit my
website for the details.
Thank you for coming along on this journey!
9 comments:
What a perfect translation of diverse materials. You did a splendid job. thank you so much, Natalya, for going above and beyond.
Utterly original and fabulous.
Natalya this is simply wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing the process of making this piece come together and work so beautifully.
Fantastic! Your stitching is unbelievable! Do your hands/fingers hurt after that much hand work?
The stuff she provided was fabulous...love that you're going nationwide...dig the variegated thread. Final piece exquisite. Wish I could have seen it in person (which I sometimes get to)!
And the legs!!
heel apart. Het resultaat is prachtig geworden.
You are so motivational. I look at your beautiful hand stitching and you inspire me to try all types of new things. Thanks for sharing with us! You are a such a wonderful artist.
Gorgeous.
One of my all time faves.
I think it might be the colors...
Or the stitching...
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