"dinner guest from hell"
I chose tea stained linen because it represents a stained tablecloth and that is certainly how I felt about the dinner that evening, stained. Stained by behaviour that I felt warranted a pecking by the crows on his little dunghill of ignorance and insults.
While I didn't personally take offense, his offensiveness was astonishing.
I can't tell you more because locals read my blog and I don't want to embarrass the hostess further.
This is slated to go to the Eclipse Gallery for the 50 Artists, 50 States, 50 Mediums
exhibit in September 12, 2009 - January 1, 2010
I used black floss, a transfer for the birds and flowers, but designed the rest myself, and a mixture of satin , stem, whip , and long & short stitches.
Not sure about the title, so if any of you have some ideas I would love to hear them.
For a wee bit entertainment, check out Dinners from Hell website.
Graffiti Alley March 17th, 2009
I find it very difficult to create a chaos of colour, shapes and text on paintings (and embroidery) so I always enjoy it when I see it, if not on a canvas, then on a wall somewhere. Creatively I always seem to veer away from colour yet I LOVE it.
Here is another view and of course I had to leave one of my stickers.
I didn't notice where I was putting my sticker until I stepped back and noticed the penis LOL!
Memo to self
don't take penis embroidery to a christian based craft store and try and sneak it out to find a frame, ahem!
It isn't quite finished though, I need to add a couple more things.
I found a scottish proverb to stitch onto my embroidery piece about the dinner guest from hell.
"A cock is valiant on his own dunghill"
Which means one can wallow and crow in their own poo in their own home to their hearts content, but outside they will be immediately deemed a person full of it and a right dickhead.
