If you have been following along this summer, you will know that I have played with a variety of techniques, but there has been one thing in my mind that I have been heading for…..
SADIE THE SADDLEBILL STORK!!
To refresh your memory, I took a photo of Sadie when we were traveling last year in Mozambique….
Back in December, I collaged the stork and then started working on the background. It took me 4-1/2 tries to get something that I was happy with. When I left you, this is where it was…..’
I had thought that I would work on it some during the 2022 tax season but that was just a pipe dream!!!
I tried couching down a few threads…..
but quickly realized that I didn’t like it and pulled them out again. I mean, what was I thinking when I put them in a row like this??? I do think that I could use this thread to add some highlights.
Anyway, this summer I spent a lot of time on my Botero Flower Garden…..
…loving the look of the dyed cheesecloth as an underlay.
And yesterday I posted about thread painting this meadow…..
So the question for September is “how can I use these two techniques to embellish Sadie’s background??”
I have concerns about both techniques…..
- The cheesecloth will make the surface rough and I am worried that Sadie wouldn’t be able to lay flat…..especially with her sweet, skinny legs.
- The fabric may not stand up to the intense thread painting in the 2nd meadow
So, do I need to do some sort of hybrid??
I would LOVE to hear your thoughts?
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So I’ve done very little thread painting and no cloth dyeing, but- what about appliquing some very thin pieces of grass, especially around her legs, to give some 3D effect? Or some larger grass clumps you could then paint over. Your work is very good!