This has not been a good summer for us, and as a result I haven’t posted in some time. As things take a turn for the better, I have recently started hooking again, and have made a start on the “foolish Virgin” (see the last post for details on my subject choice). I’m using #2 and #3 cuts with lots of shading and fiddly work…a refreshing change of pace for me after the #8 cuts for both the large abstract and the geometrical Floating Blocks.
While considering a colour palette for the dressses , I looked up images for women’s clothing in the 15th century and having found every colour imaginable on display, I decided to just use colours that pleased me., whether they were authentic or not.
The two palettes I settled on were:
and:
(with no promises to stick to either one)
I soon realized I needed wider variation in both colour and texture for the shadows etc. to be effective, and in fact completely redid the bottom of the green skirt with more contrast, definition and variation before ending up with this version…. sorry…no photo of the mucky one).
With that in mind, I have lots of options available for the fuschia overskirt:
….although I likely won’t use them all. (they’re all more intense than the photo shows)
I expect I’ll remove some of the dark outlining in the scarf, but leaving it for now.
While working on this part, I’ve been considering questions and options for the background….running the gamut of a cobbled roadway at dusk, pondering how to show the illumination of the wise virgin’s lamp, thoughts of a misty medieval background, or perhaps none of the above and using a purely abstract background of various night colours which deepen as they move outwards…..no decisions on this as yet.
It is so nice to be hooking again and enjoying the act of creating something that pleases my eye.
Thanks for stopping by.
Keep up thinking out loud so I can hear you. Love the start of the piece.
Colours will decide themselves. Hope to see you in Barrie.
Anne B.
I plan to be in Barrie….see you then. Thanks for the interest in my work Anne.
Wow! 2s and 3s. How large is the piece, Elizabeth?
About 28″ x 32″ Laura….not too large, and I ‘ll likely do the background in at least a #4 (or more). It’s been a long time since I did something in such a small cut.
I love your colors. What is your source for the color palette images?
I look froward to following your progress on this project!
Glad you like the colours Gina. I found those colour palettes by googling something like ” images for colour combinations using purple and green” (or something like that) . I wish I had saved the site as it was really helpful.