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.

???

Rice Moon

Tuesday night the tide was low at 6 o'clock. 

Flashlights in hand, we stumbled out across the rocks.
There were lobsters. Brittle starfish. And we saw the head of an eel poking out from a crevice under a rock, opening and closing its mouth, with small, needle-sharp teeth. 

I got a creepy feeling. Of wading in the warm waters in the dark.

We went back to the shore and sat for an hour, sky-gazing.
A fabulous comet - or suchlike - flashed across the heavens, with a streaming orange tail.
Perhaps once in your lifetime you will be lucky enough to see that.  

Nilo is 10.
 I will soon be 42.

A strange series of daily sketches. 

Each a few minutes.
You're not allowed to think beforehand, or to make corrections afterwards. 

Those are the rules.
It is what it is!

9th January, Watercolor and Ink.

Rice Moon [base]

Design concept. © CatherineV. Bainbridge 2013

Rice Moon [faux block]

Design concept. © CatherineV. Bainbridge 2013

Rice Moon [faux repeat]

Design concept. © CatherineV. Bainbridge 2013

Rice Moon [simple detailing - indigo]

Design concept. © CatherineV. Bainbridge 2013

Rice Moon [more detailing - indigo/lavender]

Design concept. © CatherineV. Bainbridge 2013

Rice Moon [even more detailing]

Design concept. © CatherineV. Bainbridge 2013

Do what you can to keep going!

Boldly [again]

Fast! 

Because, sometimes, you only have minutes to try something.

Fungi: Watercolor, 2013

Fungi [detail]: Watercolor, 2013

Fungi [detail]: Watercolor, 2013

Fungi [detail]: Playa Tamales, December 2012

Fungi [fast repeat in mushroom and black] 

Design concept. © CatherineV. Bainbridge 2013

Fast poly print, with different amounts of acrylic paint

Fireworks and flowers

My Wacom graphics tablet has arrived from the US. 

I have been working - at my paying job - every day since the 26th, so time to test it out has been limited (and probably it's going to carry on that way for the rest of the year). But, snatching a few moments here and there, I'm kind of getting accustomed with the practice of drawing in one place whilst looking in another (you draw on the tablet, but look at the computer screen!). Laying down some very sketchy ideas for future development.

Fireworks and Flowers. 

Design concept. © CatherineV. Bainbridge 2013

HERE'S WISHING YOU ALL A HEALTHY, HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!