I'm playing further with the idea begun here of stitching onto the surface of a photograph and extending and echoing the lines within it in pen and stitch. This time, there is just one large image placed on the watercolour paper ground.
Once I had placed the photo carefully on the paper, it was held in place with delicate surface frogtape whilst I stitched it onto the paper. This tape worked very well as the photo didn't shift when I stitched and the tape didn't lift the surface of either the ground paper or the photograph when it was removed.
I think this tape will be very useful in helping me to position all sorts of photos and drawings on lots of surfaces - very many thanks Olga for the suggestion - and I think the reel containing 41m should last me a lifetime!
Once I had placed the photo carefully on the paper, it was held in place with delicate surface frogtape whilst I stitched it onto the paper. This tape worked very well as the photo didn't shift when I stitched and the tape didn't lift the surface of either the ground paper or the photograph when it was removed.
I think this tape will be very useful in helping me to position all sorts of photos and drawings on lots of surfaces - very many thanks Olga for the suggestion - and I think the reel containing 41m should last me a lifetime!
j'adore la composition... un travail pensé...beau!
ReplyDeleteGrand merçi, Elfi! Quand j'ai le temps pour clarifier mes pensées, j'irai expliquer mon travail récent en noir et blanc ... beaucoup de pensées creatives à mes vacances ...
DeleteOh my goodness, I LOVE this! And such potential!
ReplyDeleteVery many thanks, Marny. I'm finding this idea great fun ... and it seems to have long legs so much more to come, I think.
DeleteI love the whole concept of "extending the line"...beautiful explorations so far!
ReplyDeleteI'm fascinated by the idea too - especially the thought of working 'outside the frame' of an image, extending aspects of it as a contrast in tone or density of mark. It's one of the ideas I'm playing with just now.
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