When I was little, one of my favourite spots was the musty old sunporch at my grandmother's cottage. I would snuggle up on the old sofa bed, surrounded by pillows, and spend hours lost in a book. When the thunderstorms roared across the lake, I watched in fascination from the safety of my cosy corner.
In my own home now, I have a window seat overlooking a different lake. Sitting there with a good book is my idea of "fine living".
I took the image from a photo, reduced it to a line drawing, and traced it onto heat-away stabilizer. Once the basic shapes had been fused into place on muslin, I pinned the stabilizer to the project and stitched the line using heavy black thread. This was a good opportunity to try a slight variation on a technique that I have used a lot in the last few months, and which I have been asked to teach.
(Thanks to Dianne, whose cottage's "cozy corner" was an inspiration for a drawing last summer.)
Heather, it is the sublime pared-down simplicity of your work that is so appealing to me. Every stitch counts and has been carefully thought out. Like the addition of blocks of colour.
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Another simplistic but picture perfect piece.
ReplyDeleteHeather, I remember so well your line drawing from last summer, and also how impressed I was with your drawing skills. I love the way the black lines don't exact follow the colour blocks. What a great piece!
ReplyDeletei think you said last time we met that a good artist can be identified a mile away because of their unique style. i immediately identified this as 'heather's.' beautiful. love your interpretation, colors and technique
ReplyDeleteYou have really captured cosy! And I agree that there is something "cosy" about the way that the lines don't follow the colours.
ReplyDeleteGreat simplicity in the design, soothing colour choices and a fun twist to the whimsical stitching! Love this Heather!
ReplyDeleteI love that you added color to your "line drawing" for this piece! Very artistic and effective! I LOVE to read in window seats, too, and envision a good book laying just out of the frame. Well done!
ReplyDeleteYou have captured that special corner so amazingly well and not being able to see through the windows just makes it that much more cozy. I can just imagine sitting there with a marvellous book and every now and again looking out from your comfy vantage point. Love the colour and composition.
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