2011 #5, hand dyed wool and egg tempera on linen, 14 x 13 inches.
2011 #6, hand dyed wool on linen, 12 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches.
Here are my latest hooked sketches, which quickly explore ideas of line, color, and shape. Sometimes I'm inspired by an artwork, for instance #5's thought came from a Tantra drawing. I have pages and pages of small sketches that serve as jumping off points for these works. There is one detail I'd like to point out, in #7 below. I had hooked the two pink vertical lines and the rectangle between them, and found that I wasn't quite happy with the result: the rectangle looked too heavy. So I decided to cut its loops, giving it a different texture and creating a layered relief. I think this works much better. And with #6 I had hooked completely different colors which I found I didn't like at all. I'm not sure if that piece is terribly successful, but it's a lot better than it was. I like being able to make these adjustments, a process more difficult with a standard hooked rug piece, a process closer to making a painting.
2011 #7, hand dyed wool and egg tempera on linen, 13 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches.
2011 #8, hand dyed wool and egg tempera on linen, 11 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches.
wonderful! esp #5 and 7. the lightness and simplicity of these does wonders for the soul.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, rappel, they give me joy as well.
ReplyDeleteI somehow love the idea of these as sketches, even though, to me, they feel like beautifully finished pieces. Thank you for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteRaining, to me they're sketches in relation to the other hooked rugs, which are much more developed. I needed a concept with which to think of these, and sketch seemed apt.
ReplyDeletemy favorites are #5 and #7 too, especially the pink and red one. I"m curious, do you ever thing about stretching and framing these in simple wood frames (not the fully developed ruglets), but the 'sketches'?
ReplyDeleteMona, what I like about these is their "lightness and simplicity" as rappel put it. I like the fragile look of the edge of linen floating against a wall, so framing them would eliminate those qualities.
ReplyDeleteThey look like tiny enamel brooches! My favorite is the pink and red color combo as well as its squares and ladder shapes.
ReplyDeleteLinda, what fun that this warm fuzzy material makes you think of enamel; it must be the color.
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