Page 4) Free machine stitchery to interpret drawings of Mawgan Porth beach

A) Mark-making - candle and acrylic inks

B) Drawing suggested zig-zag weaving in and out. Used twin needle zig-zag. Liked the effect without weaving threads through. Placed shimmery fabric behind to create watery effect. Added some hand stitches. I like the textures, depth and having blue in bottom spool and adding yellow-orangy fabric underneath brought it all together. (6.5 cm x 6.5 cm)

C) Mark-making bleach, crayon and gel pen

D) Lines of straight stitch back and forth (6.5 cm x 6.5 cm)

Page 3) Free machine stitchery to interpret drawing of Mawgan Porth beach

A) Mawgan Porth Beach

B) Layers of curved zig-zag cable (7 cm x 7 cm)

C) Mark-making - short lines in coloured pencil on vase. Yellow lines on a flat surface.

Page 2) Free machine stitchery to interpret drawing of cloudy sky

A) Mark making - layers of straight lines using crayon and pencil over sieve

B) Trapped thick and thin threads. Zig-zagged in place. I liked the effect - feel also could have used waves of different colour zig-zag stitches in other areas. (7.5 cm x 7.5 cm)

C) Cable whip stitch big to small. Used a variegated colour in the top. (7cm x 7 cm)


D) Zig-zag whip stitch big to small. I like the variale textures and pattern. ((7 cm x 7 cm)

Page 1) Free machine stitchery to interpret drawing from cloudy sky

Image of cloudy sky (A)

Mark making - cross marks usings ends of coloured blocks over rolled up tissue paper (B)

(C) Curvey twin needle stitching (7.5 cm x 7.5 cm)

(D) Long and short straight whip stitch. Variegated thread and orange in top. When I used the orange thread I loosened the whip stitch which created longer lines going in the opposite direction. The variegated colours created busyness and directional flow and depth. (7 cm x 7 cm)

(E) Fancy "Z" stitch on machine using whip stitch. Worked at a faster pace with the blue which created areas of denser pattern and stitchery. As well as a cloudy effect the looser areas could be interpreted as a ripple. (7 cm x 7 cm)

Further examples of mark making and relief surfaces using the waterfall image

Short lines on PVA scrunched crepe paper, crayon and thick pencil

Long curved marks over PVA scrunched paper using crayon sideways

Orange crayon short lines over string - thick blue pencil straight lines at side and x's in centre section

Oil pastel, candle and acrylic inks


Markal and oil pastel

Dots of bleach

Liquitex gloss heavy gel medium and acrylic ink, scratched into, left to dry, wax crayon over top

Wax crayon marks, sandwiched threads, melted plastic

Markal over bubble wrap then melted

Liquitex gloss heavy gel medium and acrylic ink then washed over with acrylic inks

Module 6

From 8 colour and black and white images of water and sky, I have created marks and relief surfaces. Detailed below is the work completed from one of the images, a close up picture of a waterfall.

I have selected the colour blue from the various water pictures using orange as a complimentary colour.

Resolved sample

View from the triangular shaped edge through the inside of the resolved sample. From this view you can see some of the stitching on the centre dark piece and the textured pieced on the other corner.

Showing one side of the resolved sample - stitching has been added to the darker fabric shapes. In the centre dark panel stitched lines have been used to contrast with the paler centre piece.

A view of the other side of the resolved sample - I like the view of the textures, fabrics, stitches and lines from this angle - this is my favourite view of the resolved sample

Front view of resolved sample - 28 cm x 31 cm

Resolved sample laid on floor - I like the shape of the resolved sample in the diamond shape and would see it hanging this way round or alternatively as a fancy box lid. Having looked at the resolved sample in this picture, the right hand side of the centre piece looks as though it would benefit from being tapered like the left hand side.