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Sunday, August 25, 2013

Scenes: From my blooper reel

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Q:    Is there such a thing as too much color and too much pattern? A:    YES! Fresh set of holes poked, ready to stitch. Looks like...
Monday, August 19, 2013

Scenes: Making marks with paint and thread

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More scenes from my recent work with watercolors, pattern, colors and threads. Honeycomb 1 (2013) Watercolor & pearl cotton thread....
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Saturday, August 10, 2013

So many colors, so many grids

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How did I not do this before? I love the saturated colors of watercolor paints. And I love the texture of pearl cotton. And I love layering ...
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Inspired to Stitch - Launching a new column for Mr X Stitch

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I'm very excited about a new column that Jamie Chalmers (a.k.a. Mr X Stitch) invited me to write on the Mr X Stitch website, a large-sc...
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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Watercolor stitching & a Tom Waits art show

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I'm really, really having fun with the stitching into watercolor paper. WIP, Size 5 Pearl cotton over 140 lb watercolor paper. ...
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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Watercolor, paper & stitch -- Take one

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I've been more and more attracted to embroidered artwork using multiple mediums.  A stitch grid in my sketchbook.  For ex...
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Gifts. And then art.

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Several dear friends are expecting babies this fall, so I stitched up these simple, bright onesies. They are a kind of faux applique, made w...
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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Satellites of Sorrow

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Holding the Nano-satellite of my sorrow by Iviva Olenick, 2013. Last month I attended a wonderful evening in Brooklyn hosted by the ...
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Sunday, July 7, 2013

45-Record Insert Dress for a 21st Century Girl

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I don't stitch enough wearables.  Altered Gap cotton dress, 3T. Seeing the beautiful, Los Angeles three-year-old wearing this ...
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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Big Yes! Nikola Tesla by Rachel Lynn Rose

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Rachel Lynn Rose is not afraid. Not of electricity. Nor insects. Nor boundaries. Nikola Tesla, 2013, by Rachel Lynn Rose. When I r...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Paint, WIPs & Stormtroopers (just because)

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The last few weeks have been more about experimentation with mediums than finishing art projects. Painted fabric paper. Needs more glitt...
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olisa
Durham, NC, United States
I’m a Durham-based stitch artist & blogger, with a focus on text, self-portraiture & texture. I embroider, sketch, paint and experiment. This blog is a place to share my creative exploration of my world. You can also find my monthly column, Inspired to Stitch, on Mr X Stitch. Other passions: Travel, baseball, stories & cooking. I’m Nuyorican and my dial is turned to 11! Thanks for stopping by. Leave me a comment, mijos.
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