Glue Gel Resist Again

This is a work in progress. Dye painted glue gel resist whole cloth that I did last summer.

I did the machine quilting a few months ago, and had a plan for hand stitching with ladder embroidery and colorful buttons.

However, I got sort of stuck when I felt that maybe the stitching actually detracted from the overall appearance. So now it is hanging out on the design wall while I wait for inspiration.

This is a new symbol in my work. I've never been attracted to crosses before. If you know my work, there always seem to be spirals and / or circles. Both feminine symbols. The cross is traditionally a masculine symbol. A few people have told me they are reminded of a massive cemetary such as Arlington. However, when I look at this, I see the crosses more as flying birds!

We are taking off for some southern sun today. By that, I mean a nice long vacation in Nevada, Arizona, and Mexico. We fly to Las Vegas tonight! So my future posts will probably be more about what we see on our vacation (assuming I can get online somewhere along the way!)