Tuesday, January 22, 2013
workshop related to Module 2, Chapter 3
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Module 2, Tonal Columns in Stitchery
black pearl cotton 5
black pearl cotton 5 + white quilting cotton
black pearl cotton 5 + white Coats crochet 50
black pearl cotton 10+ white Coats chain
black pearl cotton 10 + white DMC 12
black pearl cotton 8 + white DMC 12
black pearl cotton 8 + white DMC 8
black pearl cotton 9 + white white DMC 8
black pearl cotton 9 + white DMC 5
black linen + white DMC 5
black quilting cotton + white DMC 5
white quilting cotton + black pearl cotton 9
white chain + black pearl cotton 8
white pearl cotton 12 + black pearl cotton 8
white pearl cotton 12 + black pearl cotton 9
white pearl cotton 8 + black pearl cotton 9
white pearl cotton 8 + black linen
white crochet cotton 5 + black linen
white pearl cotton 5 + black quilting cotton
white pearl cotton 5
Module 2, Tonal Columns
white on black... chalk, Dewent Inktense pencil, acrylic paint and brush, punched paper circles and glue stick
charcoal on paper
charcoal on paper
pencil and pen
pencil and pen
India ink with pine cone and stiff brush
India ink with cardboard edge and pine cone
India ink with pine needles and broken twig
India ink with sumi-e brush and scrunched paper
above and below: photocopied strips of black and white fabric arranged according to tone
Friday, December 28, 2012
Module 2, Animals and their markings
ttthttp://www.norcalblogs.com/birds/2009/10/the-much-maligned-scrub-jay.html
Blue Jay: strident, squawk, cheeky. bossy, loud, brazen.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/id
Red Winged Blackbird: dweller of soggy places, both fresh and saltwater.
His song makes me smile.
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://abunchoflawlessness.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/homepage-loonwithchick1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://abunchoflawlessness.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/the-call-of-the-loon/&h=267&w=400&sz=21&tbnid=APEIzREPuzajBM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=135&zoom=1&usg=__X5tG824g3uJ8rXOUN4s6_x4D-JI=&docid=u8WQ8nGG6eOyUM&sa=X&ei=rAfeUJuGBovGqAGxjoHoDg&ved=0CFUQ9QEwAw&dur=542
Loon: Lonely cry, Loon's Necklace (folklore tale), clear echoing call sounds lonely, but very beautiful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Striped_Skunk.jpg
Skunk: stinky, strong offensive smell (even scares off pumas and rattlesnakes)
http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/chipmunks.html
Chipmunk: cheeky, cute, chunky cheeks, saucy, chatterer, quick, lively.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/raccoon
http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/natureofthings/2011/raccoonnation/
Raccoon: clever with its front paws, bandit, impudent, intelligent, invasive.
Great Blue Heron: The upper picture is a machine applique of mine. Patience,
width 22" height 28",machine applique with hand embroidery, cotton,
attached over stretched canvasThe lower photo, I took at the Dorchester Mill Pond, just east of London Ontario.
This bird is majestic in appearance, very graceful and slow moving while hunting in the shallow water, but quite clumsy looking when taking off to fly.
photos by Jacqueline Venus
Painted Turtle: armored, colourful underplate, slow moving on land, but quick to splash into the pond when startled.
http://www.mlahanas.de/Cyprus/Fauna/PeregrineFalcon.html
Peregrine Falcon: soaring, diving stooping, hunter, extremely fast (300 mph).
There is one of these amazing creatures living atop the TD Tower in downtown London. We know when he is in residence when we find various body parts of small animals on the sidewalk below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_lynx
Canada Lynx: beautiful cat, ruffled collar, hunter, stalker, soft and furry,
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/rattlesnake
Canadian Rattlesnake: dangerous, deadly, diamond patterns, scaly, scary.
The animals I have chosen are all located in Canada.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Module 2 House finch
This little bird has occaisionally sat on the balcony of our 11th floor condo, and sang his amazing song. (Photo by J Venus)
Module 2, Great Blue Heron
We often see this magniicent bird along the river bank fishing for his lunch(Photo by J Venus)
Module 2, Monarch Butterfly
This butterfly is loosing much of its habitat both here, and especially in its winter migratory home in Mexico. (Photo by J Venus)
Module 2, Barn Swallow
What would we do without this little bird who eats so many insects! (Photo by J Venus)
Module 2, Painted Turtles
On sunny days, logs are covered with these turtles as they soak up the warmth of the sun. (Photo by J Venus)
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Friday, September 25, 2009
Artists' Study
The works of both Kandinsky and Van Gough 
are full of texture and colour and rythmn. There is a tactile quality here that is common to the work on canvas and paper and fibre/textile. Van Gough in particular evokes the desire to reach out and touch, much the same as most textile art. There is also a balance of light and dark, tone, tint, shade and hue.
The molas have a more limited colour scheme, as they are restricted by the number of layers that can be used. With each layer being a different colour there are a limited number of combinations, but spectacular results are still possible.
My own personal belief that work done on canvas and paper is actually fibre art is probably not consistent with conventional thought.
Van Gough, "Starry Night"
Kandinsky, "Black Strokes"
Mola
Mola Making, by Charlotte Patera, ISBN 0-8329-0272-1
!Molas! by Kate Mathews, ISBN 1-57990-020-8
Herta Puls brought to the attention of the art world the exquisite work of the Kuna Indians in the San Blas Islands near the Panama Canal. She has written several books on the subject. She is also an associate member of the Textile Study Group, as is my tutor, Sian Martin.
A "mola" is actually a blouse with the fabric stitched layered using a method reverse applique. It is possible that the traditional designs were originally used as designs for body painting, but when clothing was introduced, the same designs were used. Today, modern life influences the designs that are used, even to include words and advertising images. There may be from two to seven layers of fabric in a mola. In the multi layered molas, several layers may be cut through to bring different colours into the design. In the next few months, I plan on producing a mola, which I will display on this blog.
Of interest, at one of this summer's festivals at Victoria Park, in London Ontario, there was a booth displaying some exquisite molas, one of which was quite large. I spoke with the people there, and Herta Puls name was mentioned with great admiration and respect.
Kandinsky The Language of the Eye, by Paul Overy, SBN 236 17770 2
Bibliography:
Wassily Kandinsky Concerning the Spiritual In Art ,
translated by M T H Sadler, ISBN 0-486 23411-8
The Blue Rider, translated by Hans Konrad Roethel.
Kandinsky's art shows a great love affair with colour. "Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul." This and his first impression and reaction to of Monet's "Haystacks" Moved him further to the art we most know him for... his pictorial interpretation of "inner beauty".
I see these works as stitched.... appliques mostly, as many of his painting have clearly defined edges that work well in this method. His line drawings (in black paint) remind me of stitched lines... running stitch, stem or outline stitch, or couching. Other paintings appear to be painted fabric embellished with stitching. In particular, his Black Strokes, (1913) Circle and Square (1943) bring embroidery and stitching to mind.
Van Gough , by Judy Ellen Sund, ISBN 10 07148084X
Van Gough is one of my favourite artists. He uses colour and brush strokes boldly and fluidly. His Starry Night, Starry Night Over the Rhone, and Cafe Terrace at Night all depict stars with a luminous halo, The Brush strokes in all of these would be well represented with straight stitches, either running, seed,long and short. In some areas, a painted ground would be best, and the stitching on top.
are full of texture and colour and rythmn. There is a tactile quality here that is common to the work on canvas and paper and fibre/textile. Van Gough in particular evokes the desire to reach out and touch, much the same as most textile art. There is also a balance of light and dark, tone, tint, shade and hue.
The molas have a more limited colour scheme, as they are restricted by the number of layers that can be used. With each layer being a different colour there are a limited number of combinations, but spectacular results are still possible.
My own personal belief that work done on canvas and paper is actually fibre art is probably not consistent with conventional thought.
Van Gough, "Starry Night"
Kandinsky, "Black Strokes"
Mola
Mola Making, by Charlotte Patera, ISBN 0-8329-0272-1
!Molas! by Kate Mathews, ISBN 1-57990-020-8
Herta Puls brought to the attention of the art world the exquisite work of the Kuna Indians in the San Blas Islands near the Panama Canal. She has written several books on the subject. She is also an associate member of the Textile Study Group, as is my tutor, Sian Martin.
A "mola" is actually a blouse with the fabric stitched layered using a method reverse applique. It is possible that the traditional designs were originally used as designs for body painting, but when clothing was introduced, the same designs were used. Today, modern life influences the designs that are used, even to include words and advertising images. There may be from two to seven layers of fabric in a mola. In the multi layered molas, several layers may be cut through to bring different colours into the design. In the next few months, I plan on producing a mola, which I will display on this blog.
Of interest, at one of this summer's festivals at Victoria Park, in London Ontario, there was a booth displaying some exquisite molas, one of which was quite large. I spoke with the people there, and Herta Puls name was mentioned with great admiration and respect.
Kandinsky The Language of the Eye, by Paul Overy, SBN 236 17770 2
Bibliography:
Wassily Kandinsky Concerning the Spiritual In Art ,
translated by M T H Sadler, ISBN 0-486 23411-8
The Blue Rider, translated by Hans Konrad Roethel.
Kandinsky's art shows a great love affair with colour. "Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul." This and his first impression and reaction to of Monet's "Haystacks" Moved him further to the art we most know him for... his pictorial interpretation of "inner beauty".
I see these works as stitched.... appliques mostly, as many of his painting have clearly defined edges that work well in this method. His line drawings (in black paint) remind me of stitched lines... running stitch, stem or outline stitch, or couching. Other paintings appear to be painted fabric embellished with stitching. In particular, his Black Strokes, (1913) Circle and Square (1943) bring embroidery and stitching to mind.
Van Gough , by Judy Ellen Sund, ISBN 10 07148084X
Van Gough is one of my favourite artists. He uses colour and brush strokes boldly and fluidly. His Starry Night, Starry Night Over the Rhone, and Cafe Terrace at Night all depict stars with a luminous halo, The Brush strokes in all of these would be well represented with straight stitches, either running, seed,long and short. In some areas, a painted ground would be best, and the stitching on top.
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