“Sunset, North Saskatchewan River” (2014) 32inches by 40 inches naturally hand-dyed cotton, silk and wool hand stitched and hand beaded
The latest fibre art piece is completed after an ambitious and labor intensive 2 months. This is the largest piece I have tackled to date measuring in at 32 inches by 40 inches. The fabrics and threads have all been hand-dyed in hand crafted natural dyes. Cutch, lac, madder, pomegranate, logwood and tansy are the plant-based materials that bring the color to the piece. Thousands of glass beads add the light and sparkle to this Alberta landscape. Unfortunately an internet picture can’t convey the scale, it is really a piece that makes you stop and look (and touch…….the beading is really cool to touch!).
Here are a few of the details:
sun
trees
river and dead trees
island
river
more trees
Working large definitely has its challenges, from the amount of time the piece takes, to finding a work space that works for stitching, plus finding a mounting method that works. The bigger piece definitely does provide more visual impact than the smaller pieces I have done. It was a great experience to work large and it is something I will do again.
Artwork by Debra Hunter
http://www.thehuntergroup.ca
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Reblogged this on h….. the blog and commented:
I thought I would share the final result of the stitched piece I have been working on for the last two months. The original post is from my more professional and better behaved blog http://www.debrahunter.wordpress.com . I hope you enjoy how the final piece turned out.
Wow…..stunning……gorgeous. Would love to see this in person! Congrats on a wonderful vision and an awesome work of art.
Thanks! It is great to have it done.
Such intricate detail – absolutely beautiful!
Thanks Sheryl. This piece has inspired me to work on more local imagery.