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As I mentioned in a previous post, I am contemplating the quilting for two larger beet gelatin print pieces. I was considering doing the stitching with black thread, which would be a departure from the norm, for me. I often work out my questions for larger pieces by making a smaller one. In this case - I have added a border to a single gelatin print of beets.
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So here goes:
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I really like the way the black thread emphasizes the beets. I am less enthusiastic about the way the black thread looks on the leaves - as I feared - some of the delicate details are lost. At the same time, the leaf area looks less blurred and mushy. Hmmmmm.
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All feedback welcome!
3 comments:
I LOVE the details with black thread! Can't wait to see the larger piece! As for the border, I would probably do something very simple and slightly curved, to maintain the organic look of the beet print...
I really like the black thread on the leaves, that was the first thing I noticed, before the quilting, I thought the beets were interesting, mostly for the color, after...wow. Very inspirational.
I do like the beets but see what you mean about the leaves. Perhaps a slightly lighter colour would do it.
How about a border which draws the eye to the inside like the edge of a perspective line drawing. That would increase the focus on the beets instead of making the eye go round the edge :)
viv in nz
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