So... remember that red velvet piece? Yes, this one...
Remember I said that this was it? Reader, I was wrong. And why was that? Well... it was stitch. Stitch changes everything. I started to assemble the piece, as you do, with that top left lutradur element. It said, I want irregular stitches....and that's what it got...
And what's more, I liked it. Most of the other elements, however, Just Didn't Fit. Sigh. So... I came up with this.
I'm still using some of the elements from the last version, but somewhat adjusted, with that leaf or blade type motif added at the top of the long vertical, one of the shorter verticals removed, and a second, larger blade or leaf on the bottom left. It now has a completely different feel. And then I added stitch, which was the point at which I contemplated giving up...
...more random stitch, including a couple of renegade French Knots. I always struggle with them, and whilst I think they add something, I'm not sure why I bothered, given the fuss and the time it took to do what really ought to be a totally simple stitch. I'm contemplating some beads in that upper section, but that may continue to be a contemplation...not sure if I know where my beads actually are at present...sigh.
This looks better in real life, I have to say, but I'm still not convinced that it's anything more than a sketch. Not a bad sketch, you understand; I feel that the tree/spear thing (I'm pretty sure it's a tree, in my head, but there is a definite reference to spears going on in there somewhere) is worth developing further. I've always had a thing about trees...but that's another conversation entirely.
So...what do you think? Was it worth the effort?
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