roz making shifu
roz hawker has a new blog.
you should go over and meet her!
why? well, having JUST taken her class
velma's classwork
and i continue at home
at beautiful silks' symposium
roz taught me to look at stitches
differently.
to see them as marks.
drawing, even.
and so i've been stitching
warping the little loom
for shifu
and missing the scent of eucalyptus.
~~~
your stitches are so inviting. i can almost feel the softness of the cloth as the needle meanders in and out.
ReplyDeletebeautiful stitches and marks (even without the scent of eucalypts) - and thanks for showing me where roz has taken up residence!
ReplyDeletewatch out for that eucalyptus
ReplyDeleteit's
tricky and addictive stuff
Australians know that when you're wandering the whirled
and it catches you unawares
when you least expect it
that scent can have you howling like a wolf
but
only
if you've been away too long
just start with one little stitch and it leads to another and another and another - such a beautiful, meditative motion.
ReplyDeleteI love the mark-making with stitches V, such a gentle meander. And I know about missing eucalyptus - it is a stunning and evocative scent. I used to mail leaves to o/s friends so they could crunch them and remember home...
ReplyDeleteStitches as marks and drawings..... I love that idea.... and love the piece you are working on. Have a look at Jennifer Nerad's stitched drawings. http://www.jennifernerad.com
ReplyDeletedeanna, that cloth is cotton organdy and crisp! glad it fooled your eyes...
ReplyDeleteronnie, i'm happy to add roz to my bookmarked blogs
india, i wonder if i'll ever forget it's heady scent. it was IN my suitcase.
jean, you know from one stitch
fiona, for me it would be the north woods, humus od hardwoods and spruce, and boggy lands...
robyn, thanks for jennifer's link, i can see why you made that connection, too.
Oooh, yummy stitches!
ReplyDeleteLove Roz's work and have just added her to my blogroll too.
roz is good people. and her marks, in cloth (and in silver) are divine.
ReplyDeletelovely,lovely little loom! and thanks for the link to roz
ReplyDelete