In typical fashion I was trying to push both the book and the wall work along a bit together, figuring that I often feel anxious if one thing is left behind; that they needed to be sympatico; and also making sure I didn't use up all my ideas and techniques in one and leave nothing for the other - Laugh!
Testing writing styles and tools on some rusted paper.
I received the hi res scan of the map as a file, so was able to print it onto fragments of papers to see whether they could be incorporated into the wall work or not.
And started playing with layouts
And then a twig broke when I started to stitch.
Next up - the final pieces revealed.
the five-wire fencework is cunning ... and I have to confess that my mind keeps wanting to "read" the stencil as a backward "corral" in spite of the lettering being nowhere close to that ... I guess it's the wannabe Texan in me (ha)
ReplyDeleteI was so pleased we could pull off the five wire fence...just that bit of looping back...and I totally get how Llorac can read as corral backwards. It always fascinates me how our brains interpret things according to our existing understandings...I understand that it is the name Caroll backwards!
Deletelove your stitched fence!
ReplyDeleteMe too Mo - I loved how it worked and sat above the paper. I would love to use the idea again sometime. Go well.
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