Off The Wall Friday

Due to the holiday , plus we're in the middle of rush at work I'll just be

hosting today . I did get a lot of French knots done this week. I'm finding this project really enjoyable. I definitely will be blogging more about this in the future. Just know that I'm very thankful to all of you who have kept me on the creative path all year. Blessings to you and your family




So what have you been up to creatively lately?

The French Knot - Off the Wall Friday

Did I tell you that Pinterest is the motherload of all great ideas?  Well it is. . . .truly.  Earlier this year, I ran across this great pin of a textile art piece called, 10,000 French Knots by Jeana Eve Klein.  Wow!  I mean, Wow!  Now that's that's a great idea to take one solitary little knot and combine them into a explosion of color and texture.  Adding in the mark of the hand and one great title and you have a hit on your hands!!

I pinned the image of the piece but did not forget it.  While working on my latest piece which is basically a study of fragmented pieces of value and color  combined to create a whole, it brought back to mind how that one little french knot brought together made a really big statement.  I wanted to play with that!  I mean why let Jeana have all the fun?

Now you might not know, but my day job is placing clothing orders for ladies who still shop in catalogs. I love it!   My mouth is busy 40 hours a week but my hands not so much.  I thought, Gee. . . .I could slip in a french knot here and there.  Plus I do have all that embroidery floss left over from when I never  was seen without my needle and cross stitch bars.  Well, this week, its become and obsession.  I did all the work on this project at work including the initial sketch and starting the stitching.

Who knew that making french knots could be so rewarding?  If you don't  how to make one  there is a great tutorial on WikiHow.  Now, Jeana's piece is 18" by 16" but you know how I am  - More is More  - so I'm planning mine to be  70" by 70".  Yeah, I know what you're thinking, OMG, Nina has lost her mind - but did I mention that I spent 40 hours a week talking with free hands??  And I am the woman who did a 4200 english paper piecing quilt by hand, so I know it can be done.  Well at least in a year or two or 5!!

Day 3

So anyways - I'll keep you apprised of the project as it progresses.  Since this year is officially dedicated to Steal like an Artist, Jeana has promised me an interview so I can share with you how she came up with such a fabulous idea and what is her creative process.

So what have been up to creatively?