Looking back at the records, I see that I’ve been writing this blog for at least 10 years, and probably more. The problem is that my record-keeping in the early days wasn’t up to much, and I rather lost track of what I posted and what I didn’t. Anyway I’ve found this panel of fish in my files, and I don’t THINK I’ve posted it before.
A splash from the past??
As I remember, I sold it at some exhibition or other, but I still have a scan of the original. I’ve been musing over it and I think I’ll carry on the idea a bit further – that is, I’ll do some more similar fish with different decorations. That way they can all swim together in an even bigger school and perhaps grab some more attention at a future exhibition
Hi Mia, love the fish, they look great. The design looks densely stitched, and I have a suggestion for you to think about with different decorations you could use. MYLAR , which may not have been around when you created these designs originally. It has quite an effect when used in designs with not so many stitches, I think something like this would glisten with fluro threads and scale like stitches, perhaps your scribble technique would have a dramatic effect. I don't know how difficult this sort of thing is to digitise, or, if it is at all possible. I would be interested in your thoughts.
Posted by: Sandra Lane | 07/23/2022 at 07:19 AM
Hi Mia, I really love these fish!! The colors, the various stitches that you used, and the patterns on the fish add a special touch of creativity. The digitized ripples in the water really add to the effect that the fish are swimming. The suggestion from an earlier commenter of using mylar for a glimmering effect is a great idea. The use of glittering netting might be kind of neat to try too.
Posted by: Gail Beam | 07/26/2022 at 11:30 AM