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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Flaming Desire (still)

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A few years ago, I was obsessed with stitching hazard signs, both real and imaginary. For some reason, the international warning symbol for...
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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Half Mad: Another 50 x 50 Stitches

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Now I can see out of one eye, at least. Another square(ish) completed on my Spanish eyes. This project is insane. Truly insane. What...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014

The Mirror of My Right Eye (Coming into Focus)

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Last weekend, I drove up to visit my old friend Keefie in the rolling, green Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. I did not bring any painting or ...
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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Summer Sticks, Take 1

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A tiny piece I finished today that I'm calling Summer Sticks. Summer Sticks. Watercolor, solvent ink  and pearle cotton hand embroid...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Planets overboard

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I recognized early on that this piece had too much going on. Too many colors, shapes and textures. Planets of Durham, stitched waterco...
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Sunday, June 15, 2014

String Box 3 & Red O

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I've been trying to be more focused with my work and spend more time making a mess and playing than keeping my apartment perfectly neat....
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Saturated (Color and life)

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And now.... Scenes from my ongoing obsession with saturated colors. WIP: String Box 3. Hand embroidery on watercolor paper. I'm m...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

50 by 50 Stitches on my Spanish eyes

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A tiny section complete of my overly ambitious x stitch self portrait of my eyes. Tiny, but still, woot! First 50 x 50 section complet...
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Saturday, May 10, 2014

Outside of my normal - a crafty kitty

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Last month I was asked to take part in an online experiment for embroidery bloggers. Alyssa Thomas, the designer and owner of Penguin and Fi...
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Pixels of Time, Pixels of Stitch

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I'm struck by how stitching a cross stitch is like building an image in the form of pixels -- each little x is a point in space grabbed...
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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Stitchsperation Abudanza

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Charles Bridge, shapes, Prague. Rome. Venice. Prague. Three very different cities I recently visited with my mother. At the risk of sou...
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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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