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a little awkward, but…..

in the beginning i'd thought of putting many butterflies on the Diaries cloth.  but  as time has gone on, they feel like they would be too much.  but the symbolic meaning they hold for me remains.  this morning…..a thought:001
the stitching is sloppy, but i just wanted to see if it could work…

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here the wings are outlined with white colored pencil …how it might look if i had been able to slow down and stitch more care~fully.  

this was just on a scrap.  i'll try one directly on the Diaries cloth…go slow, take care.  little butterfly spirits, energy imprints.  maybe using a different color thread, too.

 

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35 responses to “a little awkward, but…..”

  1. handstories Avatar
    handstories

    yes! this really works. of course, surrounded by snow, i thought of snow angels. and yes to the different colors of threads- a rainbow of spirits & imprints.

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  2. grace Forrest Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest Maestas

    bless the snow’s heart for taking itself to Seattle. it still is
    not melted off the mountains here…and it’s been a warm two weeks
    since.
    i think i’ll really try this…it is leading me in a direction i
    want to go with depicting energy lines/forms, like how the tree
    came out. i’d like to really explore that as much as i can.

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  3. Jeannie Avatar
    Jeannie

    Our minds think alike! Or I have “snow brain”.

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  4. Jeannie Avatar
    Jeannie

    I love your flutterbys. Perhaps it is a butterfly in motion? Wishing you a wonderful day.

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  5. nance Avatar
    nance

    well that makes three! angels first then snow angels! we have had some snow here which is a treat because it comes and goes so fast!

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  6. Els Avatar
    Els

    I too saw an angel ! (nothing sloppy about that, Grace!!!)

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  7. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    Ha- I have no snow and thought snow angels!

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  8. jude Avatar
    jude

    i think this technique can create subtle movement but strong energy. i think the contrast version of the kantha will be a nice variation from the tree. and it is ghost like.

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  9. jenni-lynn Avatar
    jenni-lynn

    Yes, and I love how this conveys something winged in a more abstract way. I realized I was inspired by your cloth the other night when I was stitching “tracks” and they just trailed right on out of their box….. 🙂

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  10. grace Avatar
    grace

    i think this is going to become a really important
    process for me ongoing. it fits so perfectly with the
    things i have in my head when i am making cloth. am
    VERY excited to see what all it can become
    THANK YOU for the teaching ~

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  11. grace Avatar
    grace

    i am so happy when we can exchange ideas and inspiration
    with each other…thanks for saying this!

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  12. grace Avatar
    grace

    well, some tweaking in order. no angel wanted…but
    something that clearly is a butterfly…continuing…..
    thanks, no sloppy, but it was fast and uneven…this
    next effort is much better

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  13. grace Avatar
    grace

    thanks Jeannie…yes…am looking for motion too….
    it was a magnificant day today…60’s and SUN. got some
    done outside too. felt good.

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  14. grace Avatar
    grace

    well…good that you have a little snow! but NO angels
    on this cloth.
    am studying how something comes across as an angel
    rather than a butterfly…….??????????………

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  15. grace Avatar
    grace

    maybe it looks angel-y because of being white?

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  16. handstories Avatar
    handstories

    yes, but mostly because everything HERE is white.

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  17. Deb G Avatar
    Deb G

    I think it looks like an angel ’cause it’s long and thin. Maybe more round in shape?

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  18. grace Avatar
    grace

    yup, exactly, tiddley pom……….

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  19. ali Avatar
    ali

    I saw delicate wings flapping (b/c I’ve been stitching birds recently?), rapid motion, and a strong core. Enchanting!

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  20. Jacky Avatar
    Jacky

    A butterfly….transition, soft movement, definate energy. I’m seeing that Grace. I am imagining the colours of the rainbow too, all that energy.
    Jacky xox

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  21. nance Avatar
    nance

    what if the body of the butterfly was apparent? with the little antennae?

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  22. KaiteM. Avatar
    KaiteM.

    ghost butterflies

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  23. grace Avatar
    grace

    Thank You, ali…i’m working on them….

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  24. grace Avatar
    grace

    well…not all those colours, but some????? in this
    Diaries cloth. but they will be prototypes for the
    future, i’m sure and maybe that’s where the rainbow
    might be

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  25. grace Avatar
    grace

    yes. you’re right…at least the antennae…i was
    wanting to keep them at their most basic shape…
    we’ll see. was gone today, so tomorrow i can try again

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  26. grace Avatar
    grace

    yes…whisps of the archtypal energy…

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  27. Yvonne Avatar
    Yvonne

    Full of movement! I look forward to seeing one land on your cloth.

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  28. helen lee Avatar
    helen lee

    This is really exciting Grace…capturing the spirit, the essence of the butterfly…..
    happy week~end to you ~

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  29. sandra Avatar
    sandra

    Your stitches seem to move.

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  30. Eva Ucgatwork Avatar
    Eva Ucgatwork

    Oh my God…I can’t translate Hans Christian Andersen in appropriate English…hey: but I try…
    “Life is not enough, said the butterfly.
    sunshine, liberty and a little flower you also need”.
    eva ,xoxox

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  31. grace Avatar
    grace

    today, which is Monday, i’m thinking they can be all
    the different kinds?

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  32. grace Avatar
    grace

    it’s interesting…what of a butterfly is most
    meaningful to me….????????????

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  33. grace Avatar
    grace

    am looking at how that can happen…

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  34. grace Avatar
    grace

    Eva, that quote is HCA?????????? where? it’s
    wonderful!
    and, i woke in the middle of the night and realized
    that i DID NOT get my Christmas card from Germany…???
    this would be the first mail ever that didn’t arrive.
    hmmmmm….i am wondering…….

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  35. Eva Ucgatwork Avatar
    Eva Ucgatwork

    Grace,
    I promise I sent a card. One with “silent night,holy night…” in German, of course, very traditional – short: kitsch!
    I know I got the address right, because I always double check!
    I am so angry!!! One can’t rely on the mail service any more.
    I will send you a Easter card as replacement. They must be in the shops a few weeks from now!
    but I am really annoyed – I didn’t receive a birthday parcel some years ago from a dear friend of mine – I learned about it weeks later, when she asked me whether I liked the present…”Present?? Which present???” …it never arrived.
    I am so sorry,…and ANGRY.
    eva

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