Design for Blues

Early morning. 

Out of focus. 

Design for blues

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Still with formatting problems :(

Paletable

My colors - quick palette.

Falling flowers

Some more daily sketches... that turned out not to be daily, of course. 

Some days several... and other days none at all!

I got up at 4:35am (usually do) and had the idea of

  falling flowers

Different approaches on the same theme.

I took pictures with my phone(!) and isolated some of the sections that I like best. 

Which is your favorite?

Sorry... I'm having real problems with formatting on blogger these days... seems to have a life of it's own now!

Watercolor: 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Watercolor [detail]: 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Watercolor [detail]: 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Watercolor [detail]: 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Watercolor/Fineliner: 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Watercolor/Fineliner [detail]: 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Watercolor/Fineliner [detail]: 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Watercolor/Fineliner [detail]: 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Watercolor/Fineliner [detail]: 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Print: 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Print [detail]: 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Print [detail]: 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Print [detail]: 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Print [detail]; 19th January 2013 

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Small cloth #1: Stitching done.

Have to say, I didn't think I would have the patience to finish it, but I did! :)

Small Cloth #1: Hand dyed, stamped and stitched

Textile © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Imperfection

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

One of the things that I have always loved about hand-worked repeat patterns, is the way in which the natural irregularities - the imperfections - make a repeat pattern not a repeat pattern anymore. 

Even though it still is. And I think that's the quality that appeals so much to me in so many world cloth/stitch traditions. 

Humanity

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Design concept. © Catherine V. Bainbridge 2013

Pretty small

It's been a while since I stitched anything.

So, I thought, "be kind to yourself... start up again with something small."

HA!

Stenciled, on hand dyed cloth

Textile. © CatherineV. Bainbridge 2013

Pattern emerging

Textile. © CatherineV. Bainbridge 201313

Reverse side

Textile. © CatherineV. Bainbridge 2013

Half way

Textile. © CatherineV. Bainbridge 2013

Detail

Textile. © CatherineV. Bainbridge 2013

In spite of having an "active" area of just 14 x 8 cms, this little cloth has already swallowed several hours and made my fingers sore.

Currently looking just like a quilt designed for a contemporary doll's house, I'm convinced it wouldn't have taken me that much longer to stitch a full scale version ;)

Thinking small pouches.

???