Week in Review 2019 – 05/10

What do you do when you don’t have time to spend in your studio? I return to a personal mantra I came up with back when I was juggling the demands of raising children. “Studio time is first. The rest will follow.” If I didn’t put on blinders to the demands of everyday life, I doubt I would ever get into the studio.

Status of “Hydrangea” at the end of last week

What a difference a few uninterrupted days in the studio can make! I’ll let my pictures show the progress.

Status of “Hydrangea” at the end of this week.

Last week I had a bunch of petals in various stages of completion, the background finished, and general sense of where I was going to attach the petals.

A couple of days in the studio and viola!!

Each petal was simultaneously attached and beaded by hand.

I’m not done yet. The piece feels off to me. My current thought is to add a few 3D hydrangea leaves to for balance, contrast and to fill in the gaps.

I am linking up with Nina Marie’s Off the Wall Fridays.

By Gwyned Trefethen

I am an artist who uses fabric, thread and miscellany to create designs gifted to me by my imagination.