These sketch book studies were made last year, so far I have been too busy with other work to start any panels based on these amazing embroideries! For more details of these Mary Queen of Scots panels, see my post of
Wednesday, 18 July 2012.
I have been recently inspired by a morning spent rediscovering embroidery over Christmas. I have now used rolled paper 'thread' which has been stitched onto the hand made Thai paper by hand, reminiscent of the background scroll-like red thread detail that covers the dark green velvet backing of the Marian and Cavendish panels. This red cotton thread is actually the core of what was once gold thread, which has worn away over the centuries.
The first stage has been to stitch the rolled paper 'thread' (thin Thai hand-made paper ribbon) onto large sections of hand made Thai paper, then to glue this paper onto a canvas as a more light weight backing than my usual board.
Painting Size 91.5 cm x 91.5 cm
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| I developed my ideas using Adobe Illustrator, redrawing elements to create a starting point, which will be developed as I work on the panel. the Brocade sections can be seen in the sketch below, in red and gold. |
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| sketchbook drawings : the red 'core' thread is sewn onto the green velvet backing of the Marian and Cavendish panel |
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| Sketch book: I love the raised couched satin borders which frame the separate embroidered sections. This sketch from the Cavendish Panel |
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| detail of paper 'embroidery' |
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| the embroidered sections of paper glued to the backing canvas |
