Thank goodness for groups that set themes and have due dates!!
I'm working on a small tapestry (no bigger than 20cm square) and I have set myself the task of doing at least half an hour every day. It usually goes to an hour but my body doesn't like it much - ahh the joys of getting older.
Admittedly, I could do half an hour, do something else and then do another half, or even an hour! But the impetus seems to leave me after about an hour.
However, I am getting there.
The theme is From Above. I had all sorts of ideas, many to do with messages from 'above' (love thy neighbour, thou shalt not kill, etc) but I found I was getting too depressed about the state of the world. So ... I have taken a photo of a small waterfall in the Fitzroy Gardens. I rarely go there but had the time to walk through recently. The gardens are wonderful - peaceful and restorative.
Water is coming down from above!
I have taken a few photos of the tapestry as I have gone along - mainly to prove to myself that I am actually achieving something,
I can't believe how many bobbins I use for such a small piece!!
Today I was across the room and saw it from a different viewpoint and am actually quite happy with it. There are some things that I would change if I had the time and energy but they won't matter much. I have done what seems to be my usual thing lately, make it up as I go! I am putting some marks on the warp from my images but I am not doing it prior, I am doing it as I go - it is rather an interpretation rather than an exact copy of the photo.
