Red Corn

 

I did a whole lot of shows this summer.  The last one this year ( I think) is in Fairfield, Iowa in October.  I'd planned on using the Anti-Clematis piece I did earlier this year--recycling it from a show in Cedar Rapids.  But it sold.  That was great--but it meant I needed something new.  I did this piece--it is about 9x10 inches of heavy embroidery in about a week.  My right arm was SORE by Saturday.  Sore from gripping a needle.  I must be getting old. 

Summer Corn

I know you all wanted to see an extra large image of this one.  It has a crazy lot of stitching on top of stitching.  It is my first attempt to do a cornfield in full summer.  Or a bunch of cornfields in full summer.  I just scanned it in because I need to take it to be hung in a show tomorrow at the Grinnell Arts Center.  One of three shows I have this month.  A little crazy. 

Capitola got Framed

My Uncle sent me a picture of the Capitola piece after they had it framed.  It turned out great, I think. 

Capitola

The whole banana.  You may remember that my Aunt and Uncle asked me to do a picture of Capitola, CA.  This is the finished product. I think you can click on it to see it bigger.  At least I hope you can. 

Detail. 

Another Detail. 

Smith.  He just wanted to be in a picture. 

Arch

I've been experimenting with some different combinations of paint and stitching. This is small--about 4x6 inches. It is not of any particular arch, since I was busy with wet paint and didn't want to go look for a reference. I think this technique has some good possibilities.

Orangey Flowers

#3 in Flower Series. This was shown at the Grinnell Artists show and sold. So, I never did take a decent picture of it.

Anti-Clematis

This has been the year of starting and not finishing much of anything so far. I have four shows coming up in the next two months though, and need to have something to show. This is the latest in my flower series---#4 to be exact. It is a picture of the clematis in the backyard. Molly made a joke and said that if I did a copy of this picture in opposite colors I could call it "Anti-Clematis". I thought that was funny.