I would like to tell you about my embroidered piece, which I have worked on over the last spring.
The
work is inspired by the Irish legend of the Salmon of Knowledge, a creature of
sacred wisdom.
The piece measures 40 cm x 34 cm (H x W).
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| Photo by Mike Prendergast. |
The
background is made of four fabrics of different colour and quality, sewn together and
incorporated into a shiny linen-polyester fabric frame for correspondence with
the lustre of the Fish.
The Salmon is embroidered
with silver and platinum thread in a combination of stitches: satin, couching,
asymmetric laid work.
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| Photo by Mike Prendergast |
The
Salmon emerges from tumbles of Water; this Element is symbolised by two blue colours
of background fabric, spiral design of water waves done in couching stitch, in metallic
thread corresponding with the Fish – as a creature belonging to the water world.
Above
the Salmon is a hazel bush in couching stitch in two colours interlaced
together. For reference to Irish legend a Celtic asymmetric design is used,
which carries the leaves done in Urushi thread and incorporated glass beads for
hazelnuts.
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| Photo by Mike Prendergast. |
The
warm-gray coloured linen fabric gives a contrast with glitter of the embroidery.
The
framing: custom made frame, which I sanded and covered with silver gilding wax
to give a corresponding finish to the piece.
