Christmas Holidays.

Over the Christmas holidays, focus for me has been on hand stitch samples along with developing my drawings and ideas for the "data" project.

After looking back on the initial work I produced before this Christmas break, the most successful drawings and possibility for development through my embroidery for this project is through the mapping ideas which I did in response too the feedback week task.

Map drawing- couched sample with ladder stitch.

This is what I feel is the most successful sample from over the Christmas break. Although it is technically simple, I love the drawn feeling of the lines and the different qualities they each have. It also directly relates too a drawing I did from my route too the city art gallery - this idea of line quality and space is what I have been interested in so far in my drawings.

Spiral drawing- chain stitch.

I was also asked to produce three stitched spiral samples inspired by the drawings workshop drawings done before Christmas. Although this isn't something I'll be carrying through this project, I like the marks and textures in this sample. The choice of fabric and thread work really well together in this particular piece, which shows the importance of these choices.