Monday, April 5, 2010
Woodlawn 2010: Tiny
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Kathy Schenkel,
Woodlawn 2010
One of the most charming pieces I saw at Woodlawn was a tiny cube of birds sitting on power lines against a blue sky. The cube itself was perhaps two inches per side. It was well stitched all in tent stitches. The photo doesn't show the subtle sparkle in the background that metallic threads added. Oddly, I don't remember the gold stars in the background but they are obvious in the photograph in the online Woodlawn album.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/preservationnation/4416828793/in/set-72157623455198693/
You can see the unstitched canvas by Kathy Schenkel here.
http://shopthestitchery.com/item_441/Birds-on-a-Wire-Cube--Kathy-Schenkel.htm
She has a whole Tiny Cube series, most of which are visible on the Needle Nook of La Jolla website.
http://needlenook.com/designers/ks/ks_3.html
Actually, there were a lot of tiny pieces that were show-stoppers at Woodlawn this year. You can't tell it from the photos but the Best in Show award winner set are all about 2 inches tall and perhaps 3/4 of an inch wide.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/preservationnation/4417592876/in/set-72157623455198693/
There were also quite a few pieces on silk gauze. This little bird is typical. [Note that Carol S. wrote me that her bird was on muslin instead of silk gauze. This was a Tanja Berlin class. Thanks for the correction, Carol. I blame the lighting at Woodlawn instead of my old eyes for the mistake. LOL] The second link to what I think is a counted thread design is a bit more unusual.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/preservationnation/4416826109/in/set-72157623455198693/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/preservationnation/4416830295/in/set-72157623455198693/
All the tiny things I saw were wonderful but I might have to stitch that little Kathy Schenkel bird cube.
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Hi Jane--
I'm so thrilled that you chose to highlight one of my pieces (the first one under your silk gauze links). However, he is not stitched on silk gauze. He is thread painted on plain ol' muslin. Tanja Berlin teaches this class, he's called "Redpoll."
Just wanted to set the record straight!
Carol S.
Carol, your little bird is darling. Is he on small count muslin? I thought he was on silk gauze! Whatever the ground fabric was on, he was darling. You did a lovely job with the bird.
Congratulations on showing at Woodlawn and on giving us all so much pleasure.
I did one of the Kathy cubes last year with the sheep! They are wonderful and quick to stitch. Thanks for sharing all the goodies!
I remember the sheep so I was very interested to see the birds cube. It is darling! I've seen the horses at the fence one online and it was a canvas of the day. Very neat series, both small and charming and easy to finish (I hope).
Yes, finishing it was very easy....cheerleading from the stands!
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