Embroidery

Figure 1: Machine stitch

I enjoy selecting subject matter out of the city landscape and focus on them. During the process I have discover a new machine feet that I have never came across to – Drawing feet. With free stitch machine feet, I am able to draw through the sewing machine.

For in the past I am only familiar with straight stitch, now I find it much easier to draw with the machine.

I had some positive feedback from my tutor, she has pointed out in my drawings I had the similar atmosphere as Hopper’s work.

I think it is important to always look at other artists work for inspirations, as I was inspired by Hopper’s work, it made me think about a different approach in urban landscape.

Figure 2: Nighthawks by Edward Hopper, 1942.

I enjoy drawing in a sense of space, I like to give my audience room to imagine. For I like to imagining myself.



Figure 3: Landscape drawing.

Leaving space for the imaginative and transferring the drawings onto fabric, using a sewing machine.

Figure 4: Machine stitch.

 

For development I started bringing colours to highlight the object to show what subject matter that I am interesting in. Using my drawing as a blue print for me in order to move on to working with embroidery as always been a helpful way for me to work with. This is an imaginary scene based on the colours and textures I have observed from my drawings.

To continue working in the flow, I must carry on drawing as well as working with embroidery, for I get bored with the same subject matter very easily. I must remain focussed and narrow down my ideas after I have explored large subject matters to find the one that is the most suitable for myself and myself only.