Quail and Gnat-Catcher

Embellished Quail and Gnat-catcher in 8 in. x 10 in. shadow boxes. 

Heat transfer onto bees-waxed cotton.

French Knots, seed stitch and glass beads. 

Framing the pieces by sewing them onto acid-free foam core. 

Chuck Will's Widow in a flurry of pink and orange silk thread and ribbon.

Dahlia and onion skin dyed cotton. 

It's a cold January day and I'm heading to the studio to frame nine completed pieces for Arts on Queen. I sure hope that the studio is warmer than my apartment. Frigid fingers make for sore stitching. Look for these art Arts on Queen in the next week.  

Bringing in the New year

After getting such a great response at Arts on Queen in December, I am making some new pieces to bring to the store as soon as I can. On New Year's Eve I spent the day at the Contemporary Textile Studio drawing and picking embroidery colours for 9 new pieces - three that will be framed in 8 in x 10 in shadow boxes and six that will be 6 in x 6 in shadow boxes. I am particularly excited about the series of three Canadian Owls. 

I will also be embroidering a series of tree portraits since they do so well in the store. I found a fabulous variegated embroidery thread at The Workroom that I love working with and used it to fill in the tree trunks. I love the cream to brown variegation!

Stay tuned for progress on these pieces! I am hoping to have them delivered to Arts on Queen in the next couple of weeks, unless you snag one first!