{"id":10185,"date":"2023-07-27T22:27:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T02:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=10185"},"modified":"2023-07-27T22:27:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T02:27:07","slug":"a-respite-and-a-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/a-respite-and-a-request\/","title":{"rendered":"A Respite and A Request"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m taking a bit of a respite this week to recharge and reinvigorate.\u00a0But first, an update.
\nThe portrait that I shared briefly at the end of my last post<\/a> is now in its last phase. The paint work is finished and the embroidery is well underway.<\/p>\n

\"First

First pass<\/p><\/div>\n

I’m loving the variety of processes involved in these works – first, because there’s a certain challenge to pulling everything together, and secondly, because it’s so satisfying to see the piece materialize as each stage builds upon the one before.<\/p>\n

\"Detail\"<\/p>\n

In many respects this whole process is parallel to my my previous stitched-then-dyed-then-stitched work, it’s just that the scales are tipped more toward drawing\/painting with much\u00a0less stitching. The up side is that since these latest pieces move along so much more quickly, I can learn from, and then move on to the next piece to respond to, my mistakes – and my successes – without the huge lag time inherent in the textile works.<\/p>\n

\"Gold

Happy accidents lead to fortuitous discoveries. Working on a dry run practice sheet for this section, I stumbled upon the fact that carelessly letting the paint extended outside the masked lines resulted in a flavor of batik. Hmmm, that opens the door to lots of possibilities. This is exactly the kind of discovery referred to above, which I can act on and explore more quickly because this piece is almost done.<\/p><\/div>\n

And now my request:<\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nI need of models for this series honoring the strength, wisdom and resilience of women of a certain age. If you (or someone you know) fit the bill, live in the central Vermont area and wouldn’t mind giving me 15-20 minutes of your time to take a quick series of head and shoulder photos of you to use as inspiration, please contact me.
\nehwfram@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Stitching\"<\/p>\n

If you’re shy about having your picture taken, it may help to know that my painted results never turn out to be exact representations of my models – so it won’t be a portrait of you<\/em>. Rather, your image would be a jumping off point. I’ve come to think of this process as something akin to literary historical fiction … based on fact, but with plenty of artistic license.
\nI would really like to continue with this series so thanks for considering, and I hope you’ll be in touch<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Oh – and be sure to come back next time for the full reveal of the finished piece!<\/p>\n

\u2737<\/span><\/h1>\n

A special thank you to\u00a0India Tresselt<\/a>\u00a0for alerting me to\u00a0Loreen Edwards Forkner\u00a0@gardenercook<\/a>\u00a0after my post on painting the colors of my garden<\/a>. I have color on the brain now and it’s seeping into my sketchbook. You might enjoy Forkner’s book Color In and Out of the Garden,<\/a>\u00a0based on intentional observation of color in tandem with nature’s palette.<\/p>\n

\"Blue\"

I’m not sure I could ever quite do justice to the dramatic blue of the sky and circus tent stripes in Montreal a couple of weeks ago, but Winsor Newton’s Cobalt Blue Deep gave me a fighting chance.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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