tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post5477372612268277384..comments2024-02-27T11:44:37.001+00:00Comments on Charlton Stitcher: Doodling in progressCharlton Stitcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-82277917627503745862014-05-12T14:49:18.954+01:002014-05-12T14:49:18.954+01:00Thank you for your comments. I've just returne...Thank you for your comments. I've just returned from a trip to Scotland and now have a couple more little sketches almost finished. Perhaps I will post when my brain realigns itself!Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-49947399711428508842014-05-10T23:00:19.661+01:002014-05-10T23:00:19.661+01:00I love the doodling and yes to stitching as a way ...I love the doodling and yes to stitching as a way to stop some of the thinking or over thinking...stone walls are such a perfect loose grid. I'd say you have it all ... stitch on!Blue Sky Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12405128176114875597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-82755028449141770182014-04-28T22:22:13.063+01:002014-04-28T22:22:13.063+01:00Right now, it nags away at me! ... But I'm goi...Right now, it nags away at me! ... But I'm going to leave it for a while and do something else. Sometimes when I do that and I come back to a piece, I discover it's somehow finished after all.Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-48816413450983476932014-04-28T19:51:53.962+01:002014-04-28T19:51:53.962+01:00I like the unfinished nature of this, is it freein...I like the unfinished nature of this, is it freeing to leave something unfinished or does it nag away at you I wonder?<br />The term stitch sketches sounds perfect.Wendy Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092114325922550171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-35305899686071814202014-04-28T14:36:42.614+01:002014-04-28T14:36:42.614+01:00Very many thanks for your message, Sharron. The po...Very many thanks for your message, Sharron. The positive comments I receive are so encouraging. <br />The little group sounds very interesting. I haven't done anything like that on line before - how would the sharing and learning work? Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-62229633148132982982014-04-27T20:13:57.785+01:002014-04-27T20:13:57.785+01:00Wow ... so gorgeous ... and peaceful !
I love the...Wow ... so gorgeous ... and peaceful ! <br />I love the old rock walls that we find occasionally around here (Irish & Scots pioneers left them behind) and they are lovely monuments that the property owners still care for. <br />I would love to try one of these abstracts ;) ... maybe we could start a little group to share and learn from ? I'm not much of a hand stitcher but wouldn't be averse to adding more to small pieces like these (yours). <br />I also agree that 'stitched sketches' would be a much better title for these wonderful little pieces of art !Threadpainterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575214840766105122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-29546897446732667892014-04-27T17:16:01.768+01:002014-04-27T17:16:01.768+01:00It's 8 ins square - hence the thoughts about a...It's 8 ins square - hence the thoughts about a compilation. How did you guess? - working with it in front of the tele is just what I do. It's small in the hand and very relaxing and it stops me getting too self conscious about what I'm doing ... definitely liberating!Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-17763961691183501442014-04-27T17:11:47.659+01:002014-04-27T17:11:47.659+01:00Thanks, Connie - 'stitched sketches' - I r...Thanks, Connie - 'stitched sketches' - I really like that - much less trivial-sounding than stitch doodles. Maybe that will change my mind-set towards them. <br />As to 'finished', I usually just know when things feel resolved and when I want to stop and I'm not quite there with this yet, though I've started putting another one together so perhaps that compilation will happen. Sometimes though I admit with my doodles, I stop when I just get bored ...<br />Do get your scraps and threads and stitch - I'd love to see what you come up with!<br />Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-65660548419261562862014-04-27T17:03:11.719+01:002014-04-27T17:03:11.719+01:00I LOVE this!!! Such potential and so very inspiri...I LOVE this!!! Such potential and so very inspiring. How big is it?? It looks as if it would be a perfect piece to be working on in front of the tele or with a cup of tea. Keeping everything flowing. Lovely. Must get busy!!marnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067520069137664000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-42905043027459762232014-04-27T16:07:39.065+01:002014-04-27T16:07:39.065+01:00This/these are magnificent. Stitch sketches. I t...This/these are magnificent. Stitch sketches. I think a compilation of them sounds ideal, whether or not they're "finished." Anyway, this one in particular makes me want to get out my scraps and threads and just stitch. Yours is very inspiring.Cate Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079028386218370915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-37781096563356797582014-04-27T15:37:36.495+01:002014-04-27T15:37:36.495+01:00Hi Anny, how lovely to have your comments. I'm...Hi Anny, how lovely to have your comments. I'm so glad you enjoyed seeing my work at Lydiard. I'm only sorry I didn't get to meet you. However, I'm sure I'll get thoughts from Hazel!<br />You are so right in saying that it's landscape that inspires me most, but, if pressed, I'd find it hard to say which I find most satisfying - weaving or stitching. I like the way one medium complements and feeds into the other and, if I think about it, the only-loosely-planned way I approach weaving is very similar to the way I stitch the doodles. I know there will be more of both ...Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1995249205815458488.post-52142775333916479852014-04-27T14:41:31.121+01:002014-04-27T14:41:31.121+01:00Hi Margaret, I've been all over the place for ...Hi Margaret, I've been all over the place for the last few weeks and am just catching up - I love this, it may feel like doodling, but sometimes I think that relieving the pressure of thinking too much actually allows our real expressions to come through. I popped over to Lydiard a couple of weeks ago and had a nice chat with Hazel. It was wonderful to see your pieces in the flesh - the way that your woven pieces communicate the landscape that inspires them is very effective indeed, I can see how important it is to your work, and this is coming through in your latest doodle too. Looking forward to more.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com