Here is the finished product. Down below I will show you the ones that went wrong.
This was a first attempt. When I sew the flowers I like to use YLI Jeans thread. It is very heavy and makes a statement. They only have limited colors and I have every one. There are only two shades of pink and I thought the lighter pink would be too wishy-washy so I chose the darker one. When I finished I thought they were too dark and then tried to go over them with the lighter. As you can see it was too clunky and in general a mess. I hate to tell you how much work this was.
Then I thought I would just print the photo on fabric and sew over selected parts with Sulky rayon threads. It was OK, but I thought it looked too much like a photo and not like a fiber piece.
Detail of the thread work.
The piece is 5" x 7" and is mounted to an 8" x 10" canvas with acrylic medium. Even though the back will never be seen, I had to put a nice back on it.
And here is a detail of the one I'm giving them.
So what do you think? Should I have stuck with the photo printed on fabric and thread-painted or do you like the first one shown that is totally fabric?
I'm linking up with Nina Marie's Off the Wall Friday. Go see what other artists are up to and leave some comments. We all love comments! Thanks for stopping by.
11 comments:
Your final piece is wonderful of course but I was thinking.....I should be able to go 'so wrong' to create the other pieces!! Enjoyed seeing them all!
I probably would have stopped with the original piece, but the final one is lovely.
Your final piece is the nicest one, although the others are good, also. It was very generous of you to spend so much time to perfect it. It is lovely
How big is the piece? I love your finished and mounted one best but The sewn photo one is also good, I wonder what it would look like if there were some sewing on the reflected water?
I like them both as well but all fiber is usually a winner. Your flowers came out really nice. Do you thread paint directly on the piece or make them on stabilizer and then put them on after? How do you attach your mini quilt to the stretched canvas! I have just started doing this myself and have used heavy duty Velcro and the last one I tried a glue gun. Do you sew it on by hand?
They should be pleased with your contribution for sure :-)
I agree with you, I like the first one shown, the printed one just looks like a photo rather than fiber art!
I always learn so much from each piece and often think of doing them again to "fix" them and make them perfect! Your third is definitely the best, so you learned a lot and persevered for a good cause. A lot of work, but worth it in the end.
These donations take more time than we ever plan, don't they? You were generous with your sharing of the difficulties along the way. Nice outcome!
You made the right decision. I would have pick the same one. thumps up.
I also agree with your decision, and I applaud your dedication/perseverance. Thanks for showing us the process.
I think you made the right decision -- it looks lovely -- and I'm sure you're glad you stuck with it to achieve this end result, though you might not have felt that way in the thick of things.
Post a Comment