Module One Chapter 2: Coloured papers

A couple of my favorite printed coloured papers that I made few weeks ago. I prepared 4 rubber stamps altogether and tried watercolour and cartridge papers, tissues and newspapers. Probably could have done better, but I really enjoyed the printing process and I'm happy about the result.

Module One Chapter 1: Research On Stars and Crosses

First Composite page: Here I have combined several images, related to traditional cultures, traditional ornaments and crafts. It is amazing in how many different and original ways star and cross form can be find all around us.
Image 1: Fragments of woven carpets.
Image 2: Hot cross buns with a perfect cross form on top.
Image 3 and Image 7: Line drawings of Latvian traditional ornaments, which can be seen also in belt ornament and knitted mittens.
Image 4: Line drawings of Japanese traditional motifs. 
Image 5: A woven cushion cover with a star ornament.
Image 6: Starlike flowers depicted on ceramic bowls.
 

Second Composite page: Stars and crosses in religious art.
I believe that one of the most impressive and also one of the most fragile art forms is stained glass, and here I have chosen several interesting examples, depicting star and cross forms.
Image 1: A stained glass, so called "Jewish Star" or "Star of David" from Temple Beth Torah, Ventura, California.
Image 2: Stained glass of totally different nature, depicting a rose. It was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for the House For An Art Lover.
Image 5: A Stained glass of asymmetrical crosses.
Image 3: Two pictures of so called "gothic rose windows".
Image 4: Line drawings of Celtic crosses.
Image 6: Detail of one of the most famous paintings by Flemish old master Jan van Eyck. Artwork is called "The Ghent Altarpiece", and in this detail Virgin Mary is seated with a book in her hands and a starry crown on her head.
Image 7: Islamic art of stone engraving. And a window in the corner somehow relates to the Islamic ornament nearby.

A doodle that materialized after starting the first module of the Distant Stitch course. It's all about stars and dreams :) nite nite

Distant Stitch taster project bag

Starter project shopping bag was made using both hand and machine embroidery techniques

A closer detail showing a cut-out technique

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