The face is completed, and I’ve done a bit more tweaking of the left eye. (increasing the black in the corner )
Time to get the dye pots out again for the background. I spent some time looking very carefully at the photo to decide what colours I could see and decide how best to dye them. I settled on using four dyes: golden pear, clay, pink sand, and chocolate brown. I worked with 1/8th yard pieces once again, and used 8 different versions…some with all the colours, some without either the brown, or the pink sand, and varying amounts to create effects/ I used just 1/16th yard to try the green colour of the aura using just golden pear and a weeny bit of clay to dull it down. The other 1/16th yard I dyed with just 1/256th tsp golden pear for the light part around her head.
….it is mostly rather ugly wool in the piece, but I’m learning that it doesn’t have to be beautiful in the piece to create something beautiful when hooked. I want the background to compliment the hijab and draw the eye toward the centre and the eyes of the girl.
It’s underway….I’m not certain if the aura will stay or not.
I mentioned in an earlier post about the usefulness of the darker edges of each piece. They are certainly my most prized strips as I work on the background. By hooking with the dark edges together, I can create a subtle darker line, much finer than the actual #6 strips I’m using.
I think these add texture and interest ….can you see the 8 spots I’ve used this little technique in this corner? .
If you live or visit in the Orillia area, OMAH (the Orillia Museum of Art and History) has just opened it’s Sir John A. MacDonald exhibit to celebrate his 200th birthday. It features many hooked pieces in a celebration of our founding father’s life and times. Hopefully I’ll get some photos of it to share here.
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