Sr 2, Blog entry 6:
As I have decided to explore how stitch can aid my practice, I need to understand how it has been used before and how I intend to use stitch to give the impression of tactile nature and expose visually the concept of the sense feel. As embroidery is considered by many a crag that is done by hand, I want to touch upon this link in my work in order to strengthen the connection between the human hand and stitch.
Karen Nicol:
Nicol creates a tactile feel though the use of stitch, which is extenuated through the subject matter of animals with fur (in these examples). In a few of these images paint has been used along side stitch to create contrast, for example (title) the monkey's face in paint creates a different texture between the exposed skin and the fur, which is in stitch.
Areas of the embroidery is delicate in order to gain accuracy of intricate areas, whereas other areas are more textural through the use of large areas of thread of fabric.
Cacye Zavaglia:
Zavaglia uses stitch in a similar way to paint, by using a large verity of different colours to create complex shading. In areas such as the flesh, the colour ranges from simplistic and primary to specific peaches and browns, this creates depth in the work.
Images such as (title) are very textural, however retain their depth and suggestiveness of the human face through depth of colour.
These images make me consider how I can use aspects such as texture and colour to create contrast or depth in my own work.
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