A collection for the gallery, part one

Now that NEOS is over for this year, it’s time to prepare for another upcoming exhibition, this time at Larks Gallery in Ballater, a small town not far from here. I’ve never exhibited with them before and although they’ve seen some of my designs, I work in several different styles, and I’m not sure which pieces would be best for them. So I’m putting together a collection of work which will show them the various kinds of things that I can do. Some of these I’ve already posted here so I won’t bother you with them again, but some are new. So for the next few weeks we’ll have a kind of pot-pourri of different things that I can show the gallery, and from which they can choose the kind of work they like best

An abstract flock of birds

First, here’s something quite arty and abstract. I’ve recently been experimenting with the effects of very thin, transparent layers of embroidery, and have used this technique in several recent pieces. Here it’s used to suggest a flock of birds, and is stitched over a background of roughly painted fabric. In embroideries like this the colours are very important, because the embroidered shapes lie over each other and blend with each other, and I’m not sure I’ve got it quite right here. But it will do to show to the gallery as an example of semi-abstract embroidery

Comments

[Ramona bou]

Mia, I like it. It definitely shows the block flying as you see them in nature.

[Ceil]

Love this one! Looks like a flock of birds with the sun behind them. It feels warm :)

[shirley wilson]

Love it! Looks like a flock of birds

[Chartreuse Chantal]

It's very beautiful
Fin, léger, aérien
Je me demande déjà comment tu as numérisé !!!
Merci pour toutes ces belles broderies

[Deena]

Your just for fun birds almost disappear into each other and all you see are their eyes. I really look forward to each of your posts. I am totally amazed with your designs and mixed media. Thank you so much.