It's full steam ahead here in the home portrait studio. It is such a pleasure to switch gears from the high speed sewing machine work on the Iron Spine Aloft installation to the intimacy of this hand stitched small treasure.
One of the things I love so much about my studio practice is the ability to switch back and forth from large, expansive, and speed driven work to a meditative slow practice. Sometimes the two even meld in one piece as well.
Here's the illustrated update on the progress of the latest home portrait:
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| cobble stones going into the driveway |
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| a different type of roof went on to the house from the original plan, but it feels right |
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| the stone entry wanted to be french knotted (that's only the beginning of all the knots in this piece!) |
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| windows wanted to be filled with glass (or shiny thread) |
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| there's a dark blue trim around the door that looks black in this photo |
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| the start of front yard bushes and walkway |
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| I contemplated leaving the round bushes as negative space |
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| but the french knots wanted to take up residence there in the end |
I am thoroughly enjoying the French knotting that decided it needed to be in the home portrait. It's telling me that it will be throughout the piece in varying sizes and threads.
More updates soon!
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