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Monday, 5 December 2011

Art, Science and the bit in between

Lately my work time doodling has taken on a splodgy organic direction, I am fascinated with the idea of putting things under the microscope and seeing how they look, and translating those visuals somehow into stitch. Of course I don't have a microscope (I need one), but I draw cells, all colours, organic forms, free flowing, I still don't know what it means.

Then today, I found this....

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Not cells, but watermarks....

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Ghostly when out of focus...

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A veil of cells, of sorts...

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On a window...

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On a Train.... mother natures paint brush.

I took so many photos, until someone asked me what stop we were at, and I realised, I was supposed to get off the train several stops ago.
But I think it was worth it, I can't stop looking at these photos. So many possibilities. Sometimes the most unexpected things inspire the most, and I am wondering how to translate this on to fabric, in stitch, or, with water? colour? coloured water?
Posted by Hoola Tallulah at 22:20
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15 comments:

  1. VivJM5 December 2011 at 22:25

    LOL at missing your stop - it was sooo worth it for these pics. I recommend getting one of those microscopes you plug into your computer. Hours of fun! Though don't recommend looking closely into husband's ears with it...bleurgh

    As for the stitching - they look like detatched chain stitch on an organza background to me :-)

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  2. Hoola Tallulah5 December 2011 at 22:27

    Oh wow, I had no idea you could get a microscope that plugs into my pc, am super excited about that. I was thinking organza too... not so much hubands ears :)

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  3. Carol Q5 December 2011 at 23:10

    lol - I've been through exactly the same and I still haven't worked out how to translate cells into stitch. try searching histology on Google - some fab pics.

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  4. Nat Palaskas5 December 2011 at 23:17

    I can see stitching coming along with those drops. My kids used to play chase with them. Keeping them entertain on long ride - Hugs Nat

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  5. By the Bluegrass6 December 2011 at 01:15

    I thought the same thing as Viv...chain stitch. Very cool pictures btw! I would have freaked out if I missed my stop by four stops.;) But then again, we don't have a train here. It is great to be so focused and interested that you loose track of time.
    xo,
    Sena

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  6. Anonymous6 December 2011 at 08:35

    I like the idea of the space between art and science. You have some wonderful pictures here.

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  7. Hoola Tallulah6 December 2011 at 08:55

    Hehe Sena, it wasn't so bad, I just turned around and went back... the next train didn't have these marks on the window though :(

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  8. koralee7 December 2011 at 14:04

    How pretty...that Mother Nature is amazing. xoxo

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  9. Anonymous7 December 2011 at 19:01

    those dots/drips are begging to be stitched...what a great ride you had.

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  10. Anonymous7 December 2011 at 19:29

    these photos are great! i love them. they are very inspirational.

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  11. Erica Bessant8 December 2011 at 17:53

    I love it when you get so focused and absorbed by something and time just slips out of the window. Very pretty watermarks and I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with them! =o)

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  12. Karen9 December 2011 at 16:42

    British Rail need a window cleaner!! thankfully they have no money so you get to see gorgeous patterns.....now I'm thinking I could use that as an excuse not to do mine!!

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  13. Victoria12 December 2011 at 14:30

    What great inspiration. Love that you saw the beauty in something others would have looked right past.

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  14. Anonymous13 December 2011 at 20:17

    your dot photos reminded me of the work of Marian Bijlenga
    http://www.marianbijlenga.com/
    here is couple of articles on her process
    http://www.fiberarts.com/article_archive/profiles/marianbijlenga.asp
    http://embroidery.embroiderersguild.com/2001-6/rustenhoven.htm#reddots

    BTW I love your moth bitch-stitching!

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  15. Anonymous9 January 2012 at 13:52

    very cool photos - love it when an image can shift radically depending on whether you think it's small or large... nice!

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