Swirl/Inspire Me Thursday

-


I love the topic of swirl. I love the swirl of the embroidery thread being used by big strands of thread, little strands of thread all swirled together into a solid piece of embroidery. Some broken, some whole, some tangled, some loose, all together in a swirl. A meditation using thread from the skein or piece by piece. A mosaic of thread. A mosaic that brings my life together in a constant use of metaphor. Starting, finishing, knotted together each little stitch every single day.

Comments

jill said…
LOVE your picture! you've captured the "swirl" too! it's so nice to have the topic fit the artwork i have done, but it's also nice to get that spark of motivation or imagination from these prompts!
March 13, 2009 at 3:50 PM
Anonymous said…
Thank you so much for visiting my blog and leaving such a lovely comment!
March 13, 2009 at 4:49 PM
ELK said…
embroidery ~such a peaceful art form ELK
March 13, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Anonymous said…
What a lovely image, the hand and heart. I think it is very powerful and definitely speaks to much that we all hold dear. I guess this is another metaphor. Viewing this takes me to a peaceful place inside. Thanks for the journey.

Also thank you for your lovely comments on my blog. What a treat to have visitors.
March 13, 2009 at 7:01 PM
Whitney said…
Thank you for the comment. You have an innovative take on "swirl" as well! This was my first week to submit for Inspire Me Thursday, and I've enjoyed browsing all of the interesting perspectives (and mediums used) on this topic. All of your embroidery is beautiful!
March 13, 2009 at 8:14 PM
sunnymama said…
I really like this, and I love what you wrote about it too!
March 13, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Tangled Stitch said…
Thank you for all your kind comments. I love Inspire Me Thursday because they tend to take me out of the box and I usually have something that pertains to the topic.
March 14, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Anonymous said…
Just lovely! Lots of wonderful swirls there....
March 16, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

More Ornaments

-
Image
Just passing by. I have spent the day making more ornaments. I am really loving making ornaments this year. I give thanks to Kathy from the Katbird Shop who said that they are little pieces of portable art. It gave me something to strive for. I am enjoying the act of making the ornaments(except for the stuffing which I wish I had a couple of Santa's elves to do). I really enjoyed making Santa's fur on his jacket and his beard and making the french knot sheep so I got up close with the camera so you could see the details. French knots are my favorite, favorite stitch. Also a music recommendation. I am listening to Death Cab For Cutie's Plans which I took out of the library. Very haunting and thought provoking and the most wonderful music to stitch in a meditative way to. For those of you who are Twilight fans they sing the song Meet Me at The Equinox from the movie. I'm not a Twilight fan but I am a Death Cab For Cutie fan so that is where my interest lies. T...
Read more

Symbols and Circles ReDo

-
Image
Hi All! I spent my Mother's Day joyfully revamping Symbols and Circles. Still not sure I like it but I like it better then it's previous incarnation, it gave me a couple of hours of blissfully joyful french knotting, it's a bit more interesting, and more reflective of my current work. So that is that and I will now have it at my future shows and maybe it will even make another appearance at Katbird. I am still working on my flame thrower hand and only have a few flamethrowing fingers left. It's on watercolored fabric and the colored fabric makes such a big difference and I enjoy painting on the fabric too. I had a wonderful Mother's Day, nice peaceful and embroidery filled. I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day too. There are a lot of great things on my links so please take a look if you have a chance. They are so inspiring to me I hope they do the same for you. Keep Stitching!
Read more

The Blessings Of Ovation

-
Today I am thankful for the blessings I have. For the family who love me. For the friends who love me. For my wondrous dog and all the pets I've loved and who have loved me. For the idea of art and creation and the ability of that medium that allows anyone to find peace. Even a tortured soul like me. And for the daily inspirations of life where no one would expect to find them. I was watching Ovation tv the other night and they are doing their Everything is Art week. I am so inspired watching artists and designers and understanding where they come from. More from their work process then the finished project. I seem to understand their art and their process better than I understand my own. Well as I was watching Ovation there is a beautiful girl who designs for Marquesa who says in the commercial celebrating Everything Is Art week that this week highlights people who take the ordinary and make it extraordinary. It immediately and every time I see the commercial reminds me of...
Read more