Well, I have finally completed my woodland scene! It ended up being more complex than I had first intended - sometimes a picture takes on a life of its own! I had started out with a geometric background and meant to keep it simple, but as I applied the trees and foliage, it became more realistic looking, and I added more and more. The forest floor looked a bit bright, so I used pastels to add shadows, rubbing them into the fabric. This will never be washed, so I'm not concerned about their rubbing off.
I stitched over the whole surface, which added texture and motion. In times past, I used to carefully satin stitch around the edge of every detail in an applique picture, but I'm getting looser and just using a meandering straight stitch, sometimes outlining, sometimes not.
I'm very happy to have finished this project
and now.....
on to something new!!
6 comments:
Lovely! the doe and fawn add something very special to the scene, too.
And I love the cardinal, too! Very cool piece, Judy, especially considering its beginning came out of the past.
It turned out great Judy!
Beautiful...simply beautiful!
This is beautiful! Almost like "BUILD A FOREST." I love your imagination!
I received your post on FB. I am hoping to make that rendezvous happen today. What a journey that has been for the individual.
Also, I think we have all been swept up by the current of life. When you make it over to my blog or FB, it is always a gift to me. I told a friend that I love relationships that are like run-on sentences. We simply pick up at the pauses—the commas...
Love you dear, Judy!
KJ
This is absolutely remarkable...love, love, love it!
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