Tag Archives: contemporary art cross-stitch
Painting on Aida (Part 2)
My previous post about painting on Aida looked at the beginning of my experiments. After rejecting the idea of either painting or stitching the outline on painted works, I moved forward by embracing the messiness of the process. I … Continue reading
Painting on Aida (Part 1)
A major aim of my Contemporary Art Cross-stitch practice is to push the boundaries of what cross-stitch can be, and attempt to create new ways of working within the medium. I began to experiment with painting on cross-stitch fabric, originally … Continue reading
Making Something Out Of Nothing
As in any of my practice, I hate the excuse that something can’t be done simply because I don’t have the right equipment or materials, or enough money etc. There are creative solutions to these problems if you look hard … Continue reading
Stitching and Un-stitching Work
Aida can be very unforgiving if you make a mistake while sewing. Where the needle passes through the fabric it enlarges the hole, and if the sewing is then unpicked, it leaves behind a trace of where it once was. … Continue reading
New Cross-stitch Work
I’m starting several new projects at the moment, but the ones I actually have under way already are cross-stitched based works. The first is a piece of work I have had in mind for years, based on the Ancient Greek … Continue reading