Today we had the morning off and celebrated by taking my trusty Bernina in for a service. I have worked it so hard lately that I thought it deserved one. I'm gearing up to start a new body of work based on the Above the Earth book.
I have an idea for a series - the titles are there: earth stories, earth mother, earth elements and so on. Clive suggested 'The earth moved' but I have treated that with the contempt it deserves.
I have scanned and printed a few images, as the book is so heavy to have on one's lap. Tonight I shall work on some drawings. Have you ever played 'swoopy' games with the (flat bed) scanner? They are a bit like 'swoopy' photos in that you move the source as the scanner is in motion. I find the just moving the book up and down slowly gave me this result - original image below and swoopy one below that.
If you wiggle the book you get an image like this.
Making a negative image works well here.
Quite fun - have a try.
9 comments:
OOOOOOO!!!!! I'm not allowed to go near the printer anymore for textile work--i'll have to sneak to get to the scanner now :}
Have you ever tried doing that with your hand? Creepy!
I can't bear to look at mine but I did save them! grin
Maggie, you can call me whatever you like. I know who you mean. I've just gotten brave and tried bondaweb or the US equivalent in my printer and ironed one piece onto metal shim--I love it!
What a brill idea! Must give it a go.
Wow Maggie...this body of work is going to be good! Lunch soon for progress report! Love Clive's title suggestion! I have one...'Middle Earth, left a bit, right a bit'.
Thanks for this it is great fun Maggie,(of course it is very creative as well!!!) it brightened up a dull afternoon playing with this and displacement maps.
I have a question and since you know everything stitchy I'm going to ask you. I understand I won't be able to use a hand needle felter on soy silk. Is this correct, and if so why would an embellisher work if a hand felter wouldn't? Isn't it the same principle, just one uses a machine and the other your "armstrong" power? I'm not talking about wet felting but felting soy silk onto a backing.
What a fantastic idea, I have to try that! THanks for sharing.
Oooh! Ooh!
I love swoopy games what great fun - I have only ever done this with text and it is not nearly as beautiful! Thankyou
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