Embroidered Collage

The Eleventh Door

Regarding the Movement of Water

I continued with two of the basic collages, obscuring and altering sections with acrylic paint in a deliberately loose and abstract fashion, then scraping some white over the completed pieces.  When they dried, I trimmed the 6x8 pieces down to 5x7 and added stitching.

I'm pleased with them, especially The Eleventh Door, but they're a little messy for my taste.  I think I want to be more deliberate when I paint the next pair.  I have no problems with the stitching though.  Using the stranded cotton floss works well as a simple mark and I'm happy with the motifs that I repeated.  I do think I could push the stitching further, even while keeping it flat, but I'm not quite sure how yet.

After I complete all ten of the 5x7 collages I will decide if I want to expand any of them further into 8x10s or even use one on a Footstep, or if I will list them all on Etsy.