The ruglet Lean is well underway. Once the wool fabric is dyed, my main aesthetic decisions have to do with the direction of the hooking. I decided to hook the vertical rectangle by following its four sided outline, from outer edge till the hooked rows met in the center. I felt that this made the form seem more solid––a thing to lean on––than it would using parallel vertical lines. After outlining the green form, I tried using a random hooking pattern, but didn't like it, realizing that the shape needed to be emphasized by following its outlines. I'm still not sure how I'll hook the reddish background; it'll be either random or horizontal, to contrast with the strong vertical.
I always enjoy looking at a ruglet at this stage of its making, with lines of wool creating a strong simple image against the neutral linen background. I've often thought of how I can use this for other ruglet designs, with line and shape playing against each other. In 2006 I did the piece below, inspired by just this element in the hooking process.
Moderne, 2006, 12 x 10 inches
it didn't occur to me you can of course make lines - draw - in/on/ with? (preposition failure) a ruglet. it's nice to see this stage of it.
ReplyDeleteI may have missed it, but do you turn these designs into full size rugs? Obviously that is not necessary, but I just love the idea of these beautiful creations under my feet every day.
ReplyDeleterapp, yes it's good to take a look and a think at different stages of work; it could lead to new ideas.
ReplyDeleteand Ms. Wis., no, I never make large rugs, seeing these pieces solely as artworks for the wall. I began rug hooking to make rugs for my antique home, but found it suited me as a new art medium, somewhere between painting and sculpture. I stick with small because I have so many ideas that I want to work through, and the hooking is a slow process; also because I don't want them to be confused with something for the floor.