It was suggested to me that I did a picture with flowers. I was feeling a bit tired so decided to embroider a minimalist picture of a Japanese Ikebana arrangement. Although they appear simple to look at, it appears to be about balance.
I made a quick sketch about where I would place things and worked out the number of pieces I would need to make.
I made the flowers first by using an oval wire shape and then pulling silk chiffon snugly over the top and securing with thread. When the petals were made I painted pink at the base and covered the stems in green silk.
The stamens and stigma were made by rolling narrow pieces of silk in the fingers with a little glue. The container was made with hessian and raffia over the top. This was filled with curly wool to look like moss.
Leaves were cut out and wire attached for the vein and the stems.
Several pieces of wool were zig zagged on the machine to make the branch.
All the pieces were put together in an Ikebana type arrangement with some embroidered Japanese writing.
