stitched paper wall art – dream garden

Description

The backgrounds of these ecoprinted and handstitched art works are made from watercolour paper.

I used a domestic heatpress to extract the natural colours and prints from flowers and leaves gathered from my garden.

Tirn vintage sheet music, eco printed scraps and handwritten text from my journal have been collaged into the backgrounds before stitching by machine. 

The embroidery is stitched by hand using 3 strands of embroidery cotton, inspired by the ecoprints.

Ready to frame as desired; signed and dated for provenance.

Size, background: 21 cm x 29.7 cm (8.3 in x 11.7 in)

“I am a Canadian-born eco artist living and working in the island state of Tasmania. I hold a Bachelor of Education (Art Major, distinction) and a diploma of Art Craft Design; I taught within the state education system, did management and community work, and then found my true calling after having a work-related breakdown in 2002. I opened my gallery/studio exactly 1 year later to the day and discovered eco printing and dyeing in 2008. I have always loved textiles and stitching and part of my mission is to raise awareness of them as a valid art form. My underlying philosophy is to create products and source materials as ethically as I can. I find and reinvent vintage and preloved clothing, fabrics and other materials with natural dyes, paints made from the earth and deconstruction techniques, allowing them to inspire my work. Materials for natural printing and colour are mostly foraged from our own property, where I can manage the trees and plants respectfully. My business is based in northeastern Tasmania, Australia; this is where I display and sell my work.“

art is like breathing to me – life and thoughts impressed on paper, cloth, the air; fleeting sounds and images captured before they escape forever

(c) Rita Summers

Visit my website to see what is current in products and workshops. I do offer a few online workshops if you are not local to Tasmania.   Gone Rustic Studio