the drawing

Oh my gosh – thank you for such wonderful comments both on my work and my book.  Heartwarming and uplifting. Thank you.

Since there was so much interest, I thought you might like to see the pieces that are still available for purchase in each of the series.

Prairie Fire

I made the Prairie Fire series after a visit to southern Minnesota where I saw a restored grassland site. I had an old piece with a lot of stitching on it that I didn’t like. I tore it up, added more fabric to it and did more stitch.  Thinking about those grasslands and the fires that were used to maintain them, I burned the edges of the pieces. Pieces are small – between 1.5” and 3.5”. Each piece is $120 which includes shipping and tax.

Night Sky

One of the first pieces I made on a textile, maybe 10 or 12 years ago, was a 12” by 12” square of canvas. I was thinking about the night sky when I worked on it. I did intensive stitch - couching, machine - all sorts.  It didn’t hang together as a finished piece but I kept it all these years because of the fun I had while learning to stitch. I tore it up, added some watered down acrylic, maybe added some beads, more stitch, and coated the piece in beeswax. Pieces are small – between 2” and 3.5”. Each piece is $120 which includes shipping and tax.

Wintering

It had just snowed and was so quiet and beautiful. I thought of MN fields covered in snow and the quiet that descends. For these pieces I started with washi paper that had some old paint on it. I covered most of it with white acrylic and gesso and then added silks, papers, stitch, and beads. I burned the edges again to bring more unity to the pieces.

Pieces are small – between 2” and 4”.  Each piece is $150 which includes shipping and tax.

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If you would like to purchase one these pieces, please leave a comment or send me an email.

The drawing

I made up entries for everyone and did one drawing for each piece. The winners are:

Prairie Fire - Cindy Stenz

Night Sky - Rosie Pittman

Wintering - Not disclosed

I always have fun wrapping up my artwork to send using old paper from my worktable.  Here are the pieces ready to go in the mail.

Thank you again for all your words of support. And congratulations to the winners.