Hand-embroidered postcard. 6 x 4 inches.
This was, in fact, the third piece I’d attempted for her–the first failed in content, the second in design. Then I came across this vibrant postcard and knew it needed some string. It was strange working with the thick stock again, having only sewn up lithographs and book pages for months, but I liked the way the rough holes gave the shapes a dandelion feel.
Hand-embroidered book page. 6 x 7-1/4 inches.
Titled ‘The Psychic Side of Sports: Extraordinary Stories from the Spiritual Underground in Sports’ (Michael Murphy, Rhea A. White), it sported a somewhat psychedelic cover and a series of gorgeous, full-page photos beginning each chapter. I fell in love with this one and decided to continue the psychedelic theme with a more involved pattern, the likes of which I am now pursuing further.
Hand-embroidered collage with postcard and book cover. 9 x 6 inches.
Hand-embroidered collage with promotional lithographs. 10 x 7 inches.
I decided to sew up a few scraps from two other pieces atop the back cover of the folder in which they came. I loved how the circle cut out from the last piece fit so well with the land in another shot, and decided to play with that.
Hand-embroidered collage with promotional lithographs. 10 x 8 inches.
A few weeks ago, after a dry-spell, I sat down to look through them once more, when inspiration hit again, leading to an afternoon-long sewing-fest resulting in this piece. It has been a long time since I cranked out something that felt so right, so complete, in such a short span of time.