Tag Archives: embroidery

The Dinner Party

Posted on August 31, 2013 by motleydragon

In 1982  I saw The Dinner Party at the Art Gallery of Ontario as soon as it opened on its very first day. I met and chatted with Judy Chicago, and she autographed my book! If I hadn’t gone then, … Continue reading →

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Stargazing

Posted on August 13, 2013 by motleydragon

We were at home when the lights went out ten years ago.  From “the brow” above Hamilton we can see a great distance … on a clear day as far as the Toronto CN tower.  We did not know what … Continue reading →

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Stick Your Neck Out

Posted on May 11, 2013 by motleydragon

I finished my challenge piece on the Flammarion wood engraving just in time for the guild meeting this week. (See my last blog) I like the image of the wandering pilgrim/scholar who finally reached the horizon separating the flat earth … Continue reading →

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Meditation for the New Year

Posted on December 31, 2012 by motleydragon

Insights and Intuitions: Twenty-Five Images for a Trip Down Memory Lane Ellen Collington, 2007 Free motion machine embroidery on creme silk, mounted on velvet prepared for the 25th anniversary challenge of the Hamilton Quilters Guild Tonight we are planning to … Continue reading →

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Les Vieux

Posted on July 6, 2012 by motleydragon

To-day I am feeling rather sad and it helps to listen to this song by Jacques Brel. Les Vieux is about extreme old age and the approach of death.  As a youth, Brel’s acting troop performed in old age homes, … Continue reading →

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Steampunk, Fiber Art, and Greased Lightning

Posted on June 6, 2012 by motleydragon

The Quilt and Fibre Festival of Waterloo Region and Beyond was held a few weeks ago! I was in St.Jacobs to assist with the CEGG embroidery guild display in the Old Mill, to see the quilt show and have high … Continue reading →

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EBook…or EmBook? Stitching Idyllic Spring Flowers

Posted on May 22, 2012 by motleydragon

My first eBook is an embroidery book by my good friend, Ann Bernard, from the Canadian Embroidery Guild, Guelph. It seems fitting that this purchase should combine two hobbies… needlework, and using the computer as a source of information. I … Continue reading →

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Philographics, Chihuly again

Posted on May 15, 2012 by motleydragon

Philographics refers to a series of posters designed to convey in a single compelling graphic shape the essential theme of a major philosophy. If you have been following my blog, you know that I am very interested in both philosophy … Continue reading →

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A Very Good Day

Posted on May 2, 2012 by motleydragon

Yesterday I visited a wonderful house in the country. The old and new executive of the Canadian Embroidery Guild in Guelph had their annual joint meeting at the home of a member who lives as far away in the opposite … Continue reading →

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Dumpr

Posted on March 27, 2012 by motleydragon

These images are made with Dumpr, a free computer app that includes among other intriguing options “Amazing Circles”. It drags the periphery of an image to the center, and then swirls everything to a blur. Amazing! These are made from … Continue reading →

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