STITCH BEWITCHERY

Wood Stitchery experiment by Robyn Gordon

For the past few months I've been experimenting with stitching wood. It's quite hard on the hands but I love the effects of rusty wire threading through weathered wood.

Recently I stumbled across Tricia North's work. Tricia stitches paper, fabric, canvas and slate.

Slate, gold leaf and stitching by Tricia North. See more on Tricia's website here.

More stitchery by Tricia North. See Tricia's Flickr photostream here.

Regeneration by Sheila Cahn. See more of Sheila's work here.

I discovered Sheila Cahn's work on Jackie's blog.

"I work with translucent natural fabrics, which I hand dye, then layer like a painter working with water colours, before machine stitching. By cutting through, I am able to reveal an infinite variety of subtle colour relationships." - Sheila Cahn

Bits and Pieces 3 byChristina Massey. See more of Christina's work here and here.

" I “kill” my traditionally framed paintings by cutting and tearing them apart, then mend them together by thread, a series of knots or weaving them together again giving them new life as a different form." Christina Massey

Beautiful hand stitched quilts by Judy Martin. See Judy's exhibition blog here.

"I love to stitch. I love the look and power of old quilts. I love the story telling and the many layers of meaning. I love the connection to the bed and all of life's major and minor rituals and passages. I feel that quilts are a woman artist's most honest medium." - Judy Martin

Hummingbird's secret by Jennifer Nerad. See Jennifer's website here.

"I am inspired by the subtleties of grey and colors approaching grey. Where is that edge when blue-grey turns into yellow-grey? I marvel at the power of water when I gaze out at the ocean or turn my windshield wipers on extra high. How can something so soft and gentle turn boulders into sand, mountains into mud? How can the patient, cleansing caresses of the wind carve gashes into stone?" - Jennifer Nerad

Paper, Fabric and Thread by Jade Pegler. See Jade's Flickr photostream here.

Secret Diary 3 by Angela Moll. See more of Angela's work here

"In the Secret Diary series I look inside, into the intimate space where journals are written, where quilts are stitched. The pages of my Secret Diaries are actual journal entries screen printed on fabric. The text records the flow of thoughts and the meandering of attention as I write on the screen with fabric dye. Each fabric page is a layering of different entries, the superimposition of a day onto the next one. I use the collaged and stitched diary fragments to speak about intimacy, communication, as well as privacy and isolation." - Angela Moll

Lake #3 by Nellie Durand . See Nellie's Lake Series here and blog here.