garden layers
This is a piece of embroidery I've been working on late each night, keeping my hands busy while Tom and I make our way through some excellent dvds lent by our friends John and Linda (thank you!). It's a garden landscape, partly inspired by the emerging colours and plants here in our scandinavian suburbia, but also by the beautiful artwork of Jennifer Judd-McGee- 'Swallowfield.' I so admire her use of colour and layers in her work.
This piece is going to a friend of mine, to remind her of her summer garden when winter seems too long. And now, I'm dreaming of what I might embroider next.
excellent!! i love it. :)
Posted by:jen j-m | May 06, 2008 at 12:52 AM
Oh my. How talented you are! Wow. Love checking in on your blog.
Posted by:Alison | May 06, 2008 at 01:33 AM
Beautiful! You are so creative and gifted. Thank you for sharing - and inspiring!
Posted by:Kelly | May 06, 2008 at 01:42 AM
beautiful work!
Posted by:amy | May 06, 2008 at 03:31 AM
Beautiful Melissa. It reminds me of a Van Gogh pencil sketch I have seen, showing the flow of the land.
Your friend is lucky to receive such a pretty piece.
Posted by:Brenda | May 06, 2008 at 03:36 AM
This is so cool!! I love it!
Posted by:Barbara | May 06, 2008 at 04:49 AM
i absolutely adore it. so, so much.
Posted by:emily | May 06, 2008 at 06:31 AM
This is gorgeous. Beautiful handiwork.
Posted by:Jo | May 06, 2008 at 07:30 AM
Beautiful sun and lovely flowers!
Posted by:Alicia | May 06, 2008 at 07:52 AM
this is so lovely, good work!!
Posted by:Amy | May 06, 2008 at 08:16 AM
that is just gorgeous. A sunbeam for winter - I love it. Clever you!
Posted by:Rachael | May 06, 2008 at 08:37 AM
How beautiful. I just love embroidery like this, personal, meaningful and completely your own design.
Posted by:Ravenhill | May 06, 2008 at 09:00 AM
Melissa, that embroidery is so very good, I love it, especially the colours you have chosen and the chain stitch.It makes such a gorgeous picture...a painting in threads.
Posted by:Sally Anne | May 06, 2008 at 09:04 AM
That is gorgeous! I am going to have to get back into doing more embroidery I think.
Posted by:Louise | May 06, 2008 at 09:09 AM
Your blog is such a gem each day. I loved your children's drawings, just a thought they would make lovely embroideries too. And I love this work as well.
Posted by:Trisha | May 06, 2008 at 09:38 AM
Oh my goodnes! I love that so much!!!
Posted by:hanna | May 06, 2008 at 10:12 AM
beautiful embroidery, i think the poppies are my favorite bit : )
Posted by:lucykate crafts... | May 06, 2008 at 10:24 AM
It's really beautiful! I love the poppies in particular. I can't wait to see what you embroider next!
Posted by:Di | May 06, 2008 at 10:36 AM
WOW!!! How absolutly beautiful! Lucky friend to be getting your lovely hand work. Love the colors and composition. Thansk for sharing with us.
Posted by:Karen aka Grammy Mac | May 06, 2008 at 01:07 PM
Beautiful!
Posted by:Kate | May 06, 2008 at 01:19 PM
Absolutely beautiful!
Posted by:Cassi | May 06, 2008 at 01:20 PM
It's beautiful! :)
Posted by:Fiona | May 06, 2008 at 04:56 PM
Beautiful embroidery. So inspiring.
Posted by:Jessicah | May 06, 2008 at 06:02 PM
This is where the boundary between art and craft blurrs; you are a talented artist and very inspiring to me :)
Posted by:Alby Mangroves | May 06, 2008 at 09:06 PM
Your embroidery is beautiful. But perhaps I should send my daughter over to untangle all of those skeins of embroidery thread? '~' Mine was such a tumbled mess and she has spent hours (I told her that 25 cents/skein wasn't worth her time) untangling and rewinding.
Posted by:Ellen | May 07, 2008 at 05:49 AM