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My friend Libby and I are doing monthly projects to help spark our creativity. The March project was to chose a time in our life and create something on a 12 inch square of muslin that represented that time. I have recently met Dorthe who blogs at Den Lille Lade and lives on the beautiful island of Bornholm in Denmark. Memories of my trip to Denmark and a weekend stay bicycling and hiking Bornholm came back to me. I decided this had to be the inspiration for my March project.
I have always had a fascination with block prints and decided I would carve some stamps and make concentric borders within the 12 inches. I printed on both muslin and paper. I was using Colorbox inks for the fabric but it absorbed the color and I am much happier with the paper print. This has a shadow underneath because I photographed it on top of the paper print. In reality it is much cleaner.
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We were there in April and the bare trimmed trees were the inspiration for the outer border.
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We came upon runestones and so I carved a set of runes. However I forgot about carving them backwards so they print in the right direction. C'est la vie! I decided to just go with it!
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As we were biking we came upon a marker for a Viking dwelling. On one side it looked like a hill with trees on top but on the other was a stone entrance and this photo shows the construction with large boulders and stacked slabs of stone. It was a magical feeling place and so ancient. That is the inspiration for the third border.
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The inner image is a church window.
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2 comments:
I LOVE the idea of creating something on muslin, and what you have done amazes me. Especially the tree border - it's exactly like your picture. I love those ancient stone structures too. I've thought of doing a stamp on muslin and then embroidering it, so I am very inspired by you! And Susan, congratulations on being today's featured Inchie with your gorgeous wings! Have a good week!
I love making art that's inspired by special places or people. Your Danish piece is beautiful.
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