Last night, driven by a mad desire to add more beads to Holi's wings, I stitched long lines of metallics instead over the arrow centers and between each arrow. I used my blue/green Kreinik #4 braid over the medium and dark green areas and a strand of gold Accentuate over the lime green portions. Never got around to adding the beads as now the wings don't need them.
I think you'll find that if you run wild on one section of a canvas, you'll probably need to run wild on the rest to make it look good. My wings didn't have enough sparkle to hold their own with the rest of the piece. There are exceptions, of course. You might have a central section with sparkle and the rest of the piece doesn't have shine to focus attention but in this case, Holi's wings needed a bit more Omph. Metallics work well for that.
Jane/Chilly Hollow
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4 comments:
Wow! This one will not go unnoticed.
I like how you stitched the collar and her hallow is quite special too.
Pierrette =^..^=
[Jane laughs.] Yes, it's going to be hard to overlook Holi. I have had a lot of fun with her. I have found it always interesting to explore things outside my comfort zone and the wild patterns and colors and textures on this piece have helped me see possibilities I wasn't open to before.
Holi is going to be the buzz of the auction! I love the metallic and it does compliment the entire piece! Nice!
Agreed, just the perfect touch to the wings. I love Holi, this little puppy has lots of spirit!
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