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Thursday, 11 August 2011

Not many words today.. just a picture to share :)    My first wallhanging with a little freemotion embroidery on..  Its a reasonable sized wallhanging 22" x 24"  Inspired by photos taken on many wonderful walks along the North Cornwall coastline between Daymer Bay & Polzeath.

Hung from a nice bit of Dorset driftwood.. collected this piece in Feb 2010, it was just perfect for this hanging.

Just a little stitchery in the sea.. to define the horizon and some swirls in the sea. I needlefelted the sailing boat. Did think of hanging a couple of Cornish seashells from the end of the driftwood.. may still add them.
Freemotion grasses

And a freemotion seagull flying high
 My next wallhanging has a LOT more stitching on it :)

Have a good week folks - hope you are enjoying the summer xx
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8 comments:

  1. Ginny Huber11 August, 2011 17:59

    What a lovely piece..I can almost smell the sea air! And the driftwood piece to hang it-perfect. I am lately looking for interesting ways to display things..this is delightful.

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  2. Scrumptious Textiles11 August, 2011 19:28

    Its really lovely and the colours are great especailly the turquoise grass part.

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  3. martine11 August, 2011 19:31

    This is just lovely, and you are right, the driftwood is the perfect mounting
    thanks for sharing
    martine

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  4. FeltersJourney11 August, 2011 21:01

    Thank you very much Ginny, Martine & Scrumptious :)

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  5. Unknown12 August, 2011 09:24

    Its looks gorgeous Deborah and i love that bit of drift wood to. Ha funny how i live almost on the beach and didnt think to go hunting for hangers there lol
    guess what i'll be doing this weekend xo

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  6. Heather Woollove12 August, 2011 10:49

    Deborah--You definitely have 'a way with the sea' in your artwork! I can feel the motion of the updraft under the bird's wings and hear the sea grasses rustling. You've displayed it in a perfectly integrated way, too...just a wonderful piece overall! XXO

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  7. GILLIAN CHAPMAN12 August, 2011 20:04

    This is wonderful Deborah, it's so beautifully subtle - And it's exactly what I needed today at my 'Painting with Fibres' workshop to show everyone the possibilities... Gill

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  8. FeltersJourney20 August, 2011 16:50

    Thanks Gill, Karen & Heather for your lovely comments :)

    Gill, I feel honoured that you showed my work as an example at your workshop - thank you.

    Heather :) I think I've got saltwater in my blood lol.. love it that you could hear what I wanted to say with this..

    Karen OMG wish wish wish I lived almost on the beach!

    I'm freshly back from a week of camping and ocean-kayaking in Cornwall.. oh how much do I love being there?! xxx

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