Friday, April 26, 2013

Making Crows


Digitally printed silk organza fabric layered atop painted timtex.


It's best to stitch all of the finer bits of the bird before cutting out the shape, otherwise those bits will be damaged by the presser foot.


Cut away the excess fabric/timtex before cutting out hte final bird shape.


Trim away the excess threads for the final bird shape and add additional stitching if needed.


I still need to add the eye.


Auditioning the crow to see how it looks in the niche.


A closer look.


Barbed wire detail, backed with a piece of watercolor paper painted with gouache, watercolors, and ink.

Digitally printed silk organza fabric, machine stitched, aurifil threads.  Natural dyed silk organa, painted timtex, wooden clock body, and barbed wire.

1 comment:

Starr White said...

A symphony of textures! Love the barbed wire in the niche - such a striking contrast to the softer texture of the stitched crow. I love what you're doing with all the levels of texture. Wonderful!