Category: creativity
-
A rustic wood frame for this hand-embroidery project means it really and truly is completed. I’m thinking about architect David Rockwell who once said: Every project is an opportunity to learn, to figure out problems and challenges, to invent and reinvent. Framing projects as an opportunity to learn frees up creativity. Yes, I am wanting…
-
I finished the thread work on this hand embroidery project, a belted kingfisher I designed thanks to inspiration from one of our local wildlife photographers Norman Goo. But finishing the actual sewing is only part of the task. Now the art needs to be mounted and framed. And that’s where I failed. It’s where I…
-
Canadian artist Emily Carr, with whom I’m recently smitten, wasn’t necessarily appreciated in her home town, Victoria British Columbia. She was part of a Canadian artistic vanguard in the early 20th century, embracing modernism and moving away from strictly representational art. They loved her work in Toronto. Her neighbors often scratched their heads. She expressed…
