{"id":160,"date":"2014-12-25T20:32:16","date_gmt":"2014-12-25T20:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=160"},"modified":"2014-12-25T20:32:16","modified_gmt":"2014-12-25T20:32:16","slug":"lost-in-the-stitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/lost-in-the-stitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost in the Stitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why do we choose to work with specific media?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a question that often crosses my mind when I think longingly of how much more quickly my work would go with the swoop of a brush.
\nBut once I get the needle and thread in hand, I keep coming back to how much I enjoy the process, and the fact that there is something in the finished visual and textural effects of hand-stitching that grabs hold of my imagination and won\u2019t let go.<\/p>\n

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Hand-stitched silk & cotton thread on dyed\/painted raw silk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a92014 Elizabeth Fram<\/p><\/div>\n

With a\u00a0 collection of thread that is vast and varied*, it is a joy to be immersed in so much color. As I work, I feel like I am virtually floating through the dyed\/painted silk ground, each stitch punctuated by the comfortable rhythm of\u00a0 “needle-up, needle-down”.\u00a0 I can become engrossed in the process for hours.<\/p>\n

In addition, I have always been most attracted to art where the artist has, in a sense, left a trail. I love what might be considered visual footprints — splashes of paint or the hide and seek of a drawn line as it traces and smudges in and out of the contours of a figure. These unpolished marks give me a chance to follow along with the artist and vicariously share in the process.<\/p>\n

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Hand-stitched silk & cotton thread on dyed\/painted raw silk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a92014 Elizabeth Fram<\/p><\/div>\n

So as I finish a day’s work and look back over the fields of texture and color created by innumerable hand-stitches, I feel like the journey of the piece as it is coming into being, is laid out as clearly as a map.<\/p>\n

In essence, process and result are the driving forces behind why I work with needle and thread.\u00a0 And in that light, I hope the thousands of stitches that capture me as I work, will also pull viewers into my finished pieces, not just through the image alone, but by incurring a feeling of connection with the making of it.<\/p>\n

Wishing you all Happy Holidays…<\/p>\n

*If you live near Stowe, VT be sure to check out The Wooden Needle<\/a> for its beautiful and wide selection of silk, wool and cotton thread.<\/p>\n

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