Little bit of November

 Modigliani inspired portrait. I m happy with my attempt. 

I have lot of empty spaces to fill in still.

"Flashy girl from flushing" .....Fran Fine !

Not much creative happenings...

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till next time,

xxx,

Gaia

Quiet October

 

I did few tea related drawings.

                                                    used tea bag and some fabric scraps

Change of season, less light, not many stitches.

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Stay safe,

till next time,

Gaia xox

September went by fast...

 Baby blanket

I finished the baby blanket and, sent it off to the baby. Baby's mom I liked it a lot, I hope baby would like it too. 

Now, that the days are getting shorter, I cannot do much sewing except for weekend mornings. 

Basket of bottle gourd

Back to doing a portrait of Modigliani

My sunday afternoon tea drawings. I do enjoy sketching and, got few tea pots and cups I can practice on.

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till next time,

Gaia xox

Bit of August..

 

August went by, I did couple of projects. Both had lots and lots of stitches :)

This portrait inspired by painting of  artist Amedeo Modigliani. I love his style of painting. This my attempt to create the same in a different medium. this measures approx. 8x12. It turned out better than I thought it would be. I have sketched few more to try.

::Water::

The wave does not need to die to become water.

She is already water

 - Thich Nhat Hanh-

Ginger beer afternoon 

Apple cider day

Baby blanket continues; I am hoping to finish it, before baby turns three months. 👶 I still have 2 more balls of yarn to add. 

Join me a for a cup of tea...

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till next time,

Gaiaxx

Few things in July..

I did another embroidery piece, this is inspired by artist Henry Matisse's 'Woman with a Hat'.

July was extremely warm, which was also ideal weather for ciders/beers; couple of sketches I did while enjoying cider.

Left hand crochet : making a baby blanket for a friend.

Finally, after 10  months of sewing, I finished the scrap quilt. I am happy with my effort here.

Hope you are enjoying the weekend,

Thank you for stopping by,

till next time,

Gaia xx

Things I did in June....

Inspiration and, my interpretation of Gustav Klimt - The Kiss

I am pleased with my effort here.

Two small collage/applique pieces. 

as my guide for both, I used impressionist artist Claude Monet 's - Waterlilies and Glass with Peaches.

This again is my interpterion of the famous painting by Johannes Vermeer's  - The Girl with a Pearl Earing 

What you think of it?

I still have one big project which is almost at its end. Hopefully I can be motived to finish it soon. :)

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Hope you are enjoying the warm weather..

till next time,

Gaia xoxo

May went by..

Balance ; Inner and Outer

It is stitched on naturally dyed fabric. Finding inner calm during stressful times.

After quite some time, I did some pencil colour drawing too.

Summer scarf

I was given these scarves by a friend (her friend was throwing them away), couple of summers ago. They were sitting on my fabric pile, and, I was not sure what I wanted to do with them. 

I finally thought of making a longer scarf using all of them. I am not sure if it will turn out the way I planned. 

Gustav Klimt's - Kiss

Inspired by the painting, I'm doing my own piece. So far, I have enjoyed the stitching.

have a cup of tea ...

* I just noticed blogger has done changes over the last month....new things to learn.

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till next time,

Gaia xox

April moving slowly....

I have been stitching the scrap quilt for awhile now and, wanted bit of change. I wanted to try something different. So I took my cardboard loom and, did a small weaving project. This is my first attempt to weave a portrait. There is lot of learning to do. However, I do like how she turned out. She is bringing so much charm to my living room. 

My weaved Frida !

I did not abandoned the scrap quilt, sewing is still going on..

I also stitched a  memory map : it is a trip my father's village home. This was both emotional and, a joyful project to do. It is not done to scale, but drawn looking at google maps.

I still remember  walking from the bus stop along the long and winding road to his home. When we were small my grandparents lived at the house. Now, father's sister lives there and, when I ever I visit her, those memories of childhood come alive. My father passed away 18 years ago, but I often think about him. This is a small effort to cherish the memories.....

Rug hooking is filling up too.

Keeping clam ...

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till next time
xox
Gaia