The subject (twins) of my wall hangings and tablecloth celebrated their 65th birthday yesterday with a 1960s party - complete with 1960s band and decorative tablecloth and hangings. It was a fabulous evening. I received many compliments on my textiles - including from professional artists. I was particularly pleased with these large wall hangings and the A1 poster - enlarged half tone (line) screenprints and a print - which resemble abstract shapes when viewed at close range and I was a little worried that they wouldn't easily be identified but they worked beautifully in a large room.
I also hung the large collaged piece of experimental work. It is too big, too diverse, too fragmented and I have to confess I finally ran out of patience and it lacks finesse. I have spent many hours on this piece, stitching, unpicking, removing double sided facing (too rigid), adding home dyed stitched threads, machine stitching. It has been a useful exercise but do I like the finished result? No. But I enjoyed the process and learnt a lot.
The subject (twins) of my wall hangings and tablecloth celebrated their 65th birthday yesterday with a 1960s party - complete with 1960s band and decorative tablecloth and hangings. It was a fabulous evening. I received many compliments on my textiles - including from professional artists. I was particularly pleased with these large wall hangings and the A1 poster - enlarged half tone (line) screenprints and a print - which resemble abstract shapes when viewed at close range and I was a little worried that they wouldn't easily be identified but they worked beautifully in a large room. 
I also hung the large collaged piece of experimental work. It is too big, too diverse, too fragmented and I have to confess I finally ran out of patience and it lacks finesse. I have spent many hours on this piece, stitching, unpicking, removing double sided facing (too rigid), adding home dyed stitched threads, machine stitching. It has been a useful exercise but do I like the finished result? No. But I enjoyed the process and learnt a lot.
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