Chapter10

 I thought this was going to be difficult but getting started was the hardest part.  Once I had selected some images from my source material I could develop a range of ideas.

 I still didn't have a clear idea of what I wanted so some mock-ups seemed a good way forward

 All would work in Wiremesh but not in  paper.  I liked the twisting seed pods and these wenrt well with the flower

                                             I just needed a leaf to fill the curved shapes

 I still didn't have a clear idea of how I wanted it to look so another mock-up seemed in order

                     I was really pleased with the result; very Grinling Gibbons, but clolour??

     

                                                                  The finished piece

 Close-ups to show Vermicelli on the petals----Perle8 varigated on the bobbin, 30s embroidery thread on top.

 seed pods stitched in zig-zag with varyied length and width for texture and different colours on top and bobbin

 The leaves are red on top and rust brown underneath.  they are stitched with Cable stitch on Perle8, straight stitching and granite st in embroidery 40s

                                                        all sewn onto a piece of felt

Module Two
This was a great module, though early December was not the best time to start it.  Our own garden had been "put to bed" so there wasn't a seed head in sight.  My own photos and local fields provided most of the source material and the mild winter meant the was quite a few plants still in flower.
I have abandoned the notebook and work on seperate sheets now as this is easier to scan, using photos has also been successful.
The chapters presented lots of opportunities to work with new materials and threads.  I have worked with applied fabrics and  textured threads before but I loved the sari silk, however I was forever picking up brightly coloured filaments.  They even got onto the cat! 
Printing onto paper and fabric was great fun and now that I can make a  durable block I  look forward it doing more in future. 
Getting to grips with Bridget Riley's images was taxing at first but by far the most difficult thing was manipulating tissue paper and glue into a 3D form.
I think I am more confident about drawing now an I'm  particularly pleased with Chapter 10. I think I'm better at choosing colours and stitches now, so I rely less on my old favourites.