Sunday, May 30, 2010


so far. on the right leg, jude's magic thread. anyone who can, please advise about "embroidery" of raven....i feel like i am not
skilled enough to fully embroider. that with my ability, it's almost best to leave some negative space? eee. don't know.
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8 comments:

jennlui said...

aah raven medicine!

beautiful work grace! well i'm for sure not an embroiderer either, no where close, but i do love this and the space between stitches. seems to give your magic friend a bit of texture and character. but ravens are shapeshifters, so who knows which shape it will appear next.

and that little patch of fabric top right... with the worn hole, another portal in your work? is it just me or a reoccurring theme? love it either way. i think i had mentioned this before, on your post with piece with the blue center and pen doodling... how i love portals, and doors... symbols i am researching and feeling out.

hope your weekend was fabulous.
xox

grace Forrest~Maestas said...

portals...doors, windows.... well
yes. a recurrent Love...
threshhold is another word...
this particular little "hole"
was in the plaidy part...so i loved it for that...a Way Through.
we are always looking at ways through i think, and best if we don't know what is on the other side, but just know that going through is the Way There.
sometimes, i wonder about myself,
but mostly, it's been an ok way to
live.

Jacky said...

I love this naive style stitchery and I am enamoured with your Raven.

Jacky xox

grace Forrest~Maestas said...

jacky
well, "my raven" will be pleased with you being enamored...s(he)
flashes overhead almost daily now.
i understand very well that it
would be risky business to light
here...but also watch the low
swoop....
other things have happened here
because i have really "asked".
who knows.

Deb G said...

Well...I like her just the way she is, in my mind coming out of the mist and fog.

grace Forrest~Maestas said...

Deb
well....this is good then. am
getting the sense that just "sitting" with a stitching question is good work in itself.

Suzanna said...

I agree...she looks good just the way she is. She's so full of energy.

grace Forrest~Maestas said...

suzanna...yes..but we'll see what
comes in Spirit Cloth workshop.