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any thoughts?

 

ok.
most noticably, i took away the stars. but left a little stardust. i will need to get better at stars.

i made Sun beams…which i feel ok about

but mostly, dealt with the issue of the [quite blue] of the Twhich Aye cloth that nance has told me is
shot cotton (!) All the time i am working, i am experiencing the almost discomfort of this blue and
the kind of teal underneath. but I still, somehow, WANT this. i look and look at the colors of every
thing ~ which are unusual for me, not individually, but in combination….
i am very resistant to Color Theory and am now an old dog (new tricks,) so i just stare and stare.
What will make things "ok"?. Why did i choose the odd and almost greenish gauze for wind? i think
to accomodate the moth? or was it the flower seed area?, which i have changed by stitching black and
white there?

so, in defense of OR in response to all this, i kantha'd all of the lower parts with a very pale sage
green?(which is barely noticable) but which made the darker kantha thread above stand out even more…should i take that out?
or is it ok because it is Night up there at the top? and then, now,
what about the moon.

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  1. Storycloth Avatar
    Storycloth

    It looks fantastic Grace – the darker stitching is great and the lower stitching shows beautifully. The great thing I have learned too is to absolutely soak and relax in the enjoyment of trying lots and lots of htings out. We are so fortunate to have this network of sharing, so fortunate. Gilly

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  2. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    Patty..ok…will try the mirrorthing…used to do that withdrawings. i forgot.xoxo

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  3. Patty Avatar
    Patty

    Yes, the bottom of the figure is the shape/color/placement I meant. And Iagree that to balance it you could add another shape? Also, sometimes work looks different in photos than it does in person.Another thing Ive learned is to look at the cloth reflected in a mirror and upside down. This can give a step backward at least for a moment to see. I have the hardest time Looking at what I make…it sometimes becomes invisible which is why I have a pile of things resting. I really like this cloth youre making.

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  4. helen Avatar
    helen

    Oh ya, I also wanted to say, that there is really nothing wrong with your piece the way it is, we are our own worse critics. I personally think its coming along fine I dont mind the blue but if you do. . . . then I understand wanting input.

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  5. nandas Avatar
    nandas

    oh… i enlarged it and see the gauze. i like judes ideas..

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  6. Christie Minchew Avatar
    Christie Minchew

    I think you need to step awayyy from the piece! It always helps me when I know something is wrong or unfinished. It gives me new eyes to see. I really liked your stars, but of course, its more important that you do. Ive had so much fun seeing how its been progressing. Sometimes for me, a hard part is to remove my original vision from clouding a new, and perfectly wonderful, evolution. I do believe youll figure it out…in time.

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  7. saraz Avatar
    saraz

    I like the dark shape on the left but I think that the moon should be dark. Then you would have a nice dark area running through on the diagonal which would hold it together. Something I learned from painting–when a color feels like it needs to be changed, it is not always that color you need to change, but the one next to it. To tone down the blue (if that is what you want to do), I would add more orange or burnt sienna somewhere. The blue could be stitched with it! This has been fun. Thanks for asking………..

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  8. jude Avatar
    jude

    well the first thing i would do is fringe that gauzy blue a bit more. to give that rectangle a dark halo. and maybe make that dark rectangle in the lower left corner into more of a triangular shape that fits in more as a corner by using some sort of protrusion(s) that balance the rays of the sun. and i feel that the figures face could have its own rays, but I am confused as to which way the wind is blowing. i am sending you a sketch. that is not really a shot cotton, it is commonly known as a chambray because one color is white. but the fabric beneath it is a very subtle shot fabric.

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  9. Penny Berens Avatar
    Penny Berens

    Grace, I love this story, the kantha stitching is great. I think the last comment is interesting…adding some weight to the moon (top right) to make it more important.

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  10. Greasyming Avatar
    Greasyming

    sorry Grace….just had another look….you could balance the blue out by placing your moon in a dark pool….??

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  11. Debi From the Pacific Northwest Avatar
    Debi From the Pacific Northwest

    I love the black and white stitching on the seed area. I like the dark stitching at the top because it is night there. A adore the rays on the sunshine, but I miss the stars. All in all, Im loving what youre doing. I like the sage green color for the wind. Im not sure why, but it feels like a new growth wind to me, maybe?;~) Debi

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