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Friday 31 August 2018

Gabriele Munter and Cat




I had great plans for a Gabriele Munter-inspired portrait of my beloved dog Chloe, because I really admire her portraits, but time constraints prevented me from getting it done. Instead, I relied on my fall-back of thread sketching and this is what I came up with. It is black thread on vintage damask that may not show up well in the photo, but it adds a very nice vintage look to the piece. I may still do some quilting in the background - or maybe not.
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10 comments:

  1. Phil Fisher31 August 2018 at 06:14

    Love your thread sketching & you can see the vintage damask if you enlarge it & because of this i maybe would consider the damask pattern if you do quilt the background.

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  2. Hilary31 August 2018 at 07:40

    I agree with Phil that maybe the Damask pattern be your choice of quilting if you decide to quilt it. You have managed to capture the essence of the photo in thread - nice one. Hilary

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  3. Dianne Robinson31 August 2018 at 11:00

    I see an exhibition of portraits in your future Helena. Nicely done!

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  4. Anonymous31 August 2018 at 12:16

    I love how you do your thread sketching which always is spot on. A really interesting piece and captures the picture perfectly. I agree with Phil regarding the quilting on the background.

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  5. Mai-Britt Axelsen 31 August 2018 at 17:57

    Very simple and lovely, damask pattern quilting would ad interest.

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  6. Helena Scheffer31 August 2018 at 20:17

    That was indeed my plan for the quilting but I ran out of time and good lighting! I would really have preferred to try a dog portrait with black outlining but will have to keep that one for another time.

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  7. Claire31 August 2018 at 21:02

    There is always another one waiting in the pipeline isn't there - just never enough time to get them all done! I love the simplicity of your portrait.

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  8. Rosemary1 September 2018 at 06:17

    If you do decide to quilt the background with the Damask pattern please let us see it . You are such an expert in thread sketching and get it exactly right . Very well done

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  9. Unknown4 September 2018 at 16:13

    Wow! very neatly done with the thread sketching. I must try to do that sometime - perhaps with the next challenge!?As Rosemary says: let us see it if you do quilt it.

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  10. Jinnie5 September 2018 at 15:36

    The accuracy of your thread sketching is remarkable, and I love the simplicity of the portrait.

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