Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Old Back Steps



Today on one of the on on-line groups I belong to there was some discussion about a particular talented artist that a few of us know. The first time I had anything to do with this lady was with this piece of embroidery. We were in a class together where we had to use a magazine pic as inspiration to paint a background onto fabric, then stitch. As paint brushes & me did not mix very well back then, I had no idea what I was doing. This lady took the brush out of my hand & said " you just do it like this" and in 2 seconds flat my background was painted. I learnt much later that she was an art teacher. No wonder she felt sorry for me! Anyway, the painting of the background may not be mine, but everyone of those stitches has been done my me.



I called the piece " Old Back Steps" & it was the first piece of my own work that I ever had framed . It now hangs on my dining room wall. That was way back in 1995 & there are now a few pieces of my own work which grace my walls. I even dabble occasionally with the paint brush these days, but I much prefer to use needle & thread.

5 comments:

Dianne said...

Isn't it funny when things like that happen in our lives, its kismet... A labour of love I think
thew stitching is WOW beautiful...
This is an hierloom for one of you kids, grandchildren...

Dianne said...

Thanks for post the pic I saked about, you sweety..

Christine said...

Wow, lots and lots of lovely stitches in that picture! Yes, the lady in question is a very talented and giving teacher, we've both been lucky to get the benefit of her knowledge. The "creative community" in general is a very generous one, don't you find?

Margaret said...

This really is a fantastic piece. I love your needlework. What is the background fabric? I feel inspired by your work and the fabrics I have used in a piece like this so far don't look so nice.
Thanks,
Margaret H

Nola said...

THanks so much for sharing this, Jenny! I'll pass it along to the lady in question, I'm sure she will be stoked!