I am quite busy at the moment, which is great, mostly with wedding work and I have put many hours in lately. So I decided to have a day away from work and dolls to look around me. The trees are wonderful at the moment and the leaves are just about out, blossom is everywhere and the intensity of the greens is amazing. So I decided to make a little sampler that reflected what I was seeing, it isn't a traditional sampler I wanted to be inspired by my surroundings and not the stitches so I used only straight stitch. Starting with this photograph by 'Roger' of a spring stream and aspens I painted, stippled & stamped a piece of quaker cloth, tore strips of handmade paper and collected fresh leaves to make a start. I wanted to capture movement and the contrast of planes, the horizontal movement of the stream and the verticals of the trees but subtly. I had just one afternoon, about three hours and this is what I made. I really enjoyed myself, it was good to just let it go rather than the precision of pattern cutting and stitching neatly. I must try to do this every couple of weeks it is good practice and helps your eye, it's also good fun and gives you a break from the day to day. I just thought I would share, I hope you all like it.
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