I have planned three pieces of work to plop into those frames (I will get the goddesses framed).  This was the starting point for the first piece.

Nice I was happy with it.  Then over the past few evenings I have taken it up to the house and done an hour or so of hand stitching [...]

All artists need a friend who they can turn to for a critique of their work.  A friend who will say more than “Oh that’s lovely”.
When I lived down south - my Artist’s friend was Linda - but now we live 100’s of miles apart.  Although we still communicate about our work - it is [...]

Sometimes there comes a point where confusion and chaos reign - as they did to-day in the studio.
The piece of work looks (as it often does at this stage) like it maybe going nowhere fast.
My studio looks like a volcano has errupted spewing out fabric, paper and thread everywhere.
I knew it was time to
STOP
REGROUP
TIDY UP [...]

I  finished yesterdays piece to my satisfaction - I will have to give more thought on the “how to do it” before I embark on a bigger version.  If you want to see a detail, it is posted on my daily image blog “The Turning Year”.
So moving on.  The next piece has to fit in [...]