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Majolica by Kessler
Friday, October 28, 2011
Artist Marian Kessler credits her sense of colour to growing up in the
spectacular landscapes of northern New Mexico.
Kessler developed a
deep-rooted love of different artistic media from the patchwork of
cultures in the American Southwest. Her intricate mixed media collages
are influenced by her interests in archaeology and folk art, science and
myth, as well as a strong belief in the validity of fine craft as an
art form.
We think of her needlepoint canvases as an art form as well!
Majolica II (above) is one of series by Kessler.
Available in several
sizes. Will make a terrific seat cushion.
A Little Something to Take With You
Monday, October 24, 2011
Here's a little something to take with you that I made, said Paula to her son as he packed for college.
What a wonderful way to give a little of yourself and a terrific use of a small canvas!
Thanks for sharing this with us Paula!
A Recommendation
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
When
I first went on Art Needlepoint's website, I couldn’t' believe the
variety of canvases that were offered, each better than the next. When I
ordered the canvases, I finally decided that I wanted to try Chaim
Parchi's “The five books of Moses".
I ordered all of the threads with
the canvases, all at once. The real thrill was that I ordered 6 canvases and got 2 for free. You must be think "she must be crazy", to
get so many canvases at once. I must say when I received the
canvases, and saw the detail that was in them, I didn't know how or if
they were going to be as nice as the original works.
Having started to work on the canvases of the "Five books of Moses", I decided to work all of the black
details first. In doing that, it was much easier to see the color differential. I sat with a bunch of needle
pointers one night in our local shop, they suggested to me that I go to "Michaels" to get the Ott light in
order for me to see the different colors, plus it does help with eye strain. They told me to get a 50% coupon
from the store, because the light costs $80.00. The end result was I only paid $40.00 for the light, which was
a nice savings. The canvases became much easier to work with using the light and doing the black outlining.
At this point, I consider this an investment, since needlepointing has become a full time interest for me.
Once they are
completed, I will send in pictures of the completed project. I hope
these suggestions have helped my fellow needle pointers, who are
interested in and working on, Chaim Parchi's art canvases.
Happy Stitching
,
Paula Sinfield
Merrick, NY
Breat Cancer Awareness Month at Art Needlepoint
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Breast cancer cell kit from our Be Well series
For the entire month of October all canvases with at least a smigden or more of pink in them are 10% off when you use MakeitPink in the Discount Code at Checkout for 10% off.
Portion of proceeds from sales of these canvases goes to the Susan G. Komens Foundation.
So many things to do with a letter - needlepointed letter that is!
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Thomas Lawrence
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Right after his election to the Royal Academy a the minimum required age of twenty -five, Lawrence was given the commission for the portrait of Sarah Goodin Barrett Moulton. She had just turned eleven and arrived from Jamaica. The adolescent looks like she is about to perform a dance step in the wind, a wind ruffling her hair and blowing about the ribbons on her hat. She comes toward us, in front of a vast cloudy sky, looking at us with a candid expression (and an innocent ambiguity). The color of her dress explains the nickname Pinkie which at a very early date, as soon as it was painted, was given to the picture (and of course in contrast with Gainsborough's Blue Boy)
Nothing in this portrait foreshadowed the story's sad end: Pinkie died at the age of twelve, a week before Lawrence showed her portrait at the Royal Academy(at the time the work failed to win the huge popularity it still enjoys today).
(p158 of Only in America by Pierre Rosenberg)
Faces of Needlepoint
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
What Sports figure or Celebrity Would You like to Needlepoint?
Check this link for Hockey Needlepoint.
Fall 2011 Free Online Technique Classes
Friday, September 16, 2011
Oct 1 - Three Christmas Ornaments - Reproduce these three vintage wooden
Christmas ornaments in needlepoint using a variety of stitches in silk
and metallic threads. In addition to over 15 stitches, you'll learn: how
to make ornaments that are easier to have finished, techniques for
stitching hair, textured stitches to replace Tent Stitch
Oct 15 - Basic Shading with Needleblending - A charming Art Nouveau Iris
is the basis for this class that teaches even brand new stitchers how to
create shaded needlepoint easily.
Nov 1 - Shading the Face - Faces are one of the most difficult items to
create realistically in needlepoint. In this class for the advanced
stitcher you'll learn how to use needleblending and stranded silks to
make a lovely realistic face.
Some of our Spring Summer classes will repeat - so don't despair if you missed a class you were thinking of taking.
More classes will be scheduled for the new year!
Exhibits
Monday, September 12, 2011
Fall is often an exciting
time for galleries and museums world wide - a time when new art is
installed and exhibitions on view.
This
fall there are many regional and large museums with some fabulous
exhibits - too many to name here - so we are highlighting a few that may
tickle your fancy.
A
regional group show in CA hosted by the Getty Foundation. There will
be 68 exhibits in nearly all of the art institutions between Santa
Barbara and San Diego - all focused on regional artists. It is called
Pacific Standard Time - and the link will show you all the exhibits.
For those who love modern, there is a retrospective of Georges Braque spanning his five-decade career at the Acquavella Galleries in NYC.
The Met in NYC is about to open 19,000 square feet displaying Arab Treasures and Art spanning 13 centuries. We are planning a retreat to the MET in 2012, and we will be sure to see this during our visit.
London's
National Gallery will be showcasing 69 of Leonardo da Vinci's works. It
begins Nov 9 and runs until Feb. 5. 2012. While this was not one of
our sites for a retreat in 2012, we would very much like to see these
surviving works, many of which have not been in the public.
If you would be interested in joining Art Needlepoint in November or in January in London, please let us know so we may reserve an appropriate number of tickets.
In Cleveland (and then later in January 2012 at the MET), Chinese Art in the Age of Revolution opens on Oct 16th.
Helpful Clips for a Needlepoint Canvas
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Thank you Janet Perry from Nuts About Needlepoint for this post. Be sure to check out some of her other very helpful posts!
Canvas Clips – Product Review
If
you don’t mount your needlepoint on a frame, you have an on-going
problem. I find that I feel as though I’m battling with the canvas all
the time to find the place where I am stitching. I’m afraid I’ll stitch
the canvas to itself and get cramps in my hands from scrunching up the
canvas.
Canvas Clips from Dream House Ventures can solve many of these
problems. The package has two pairs of clips in it, small and large.
Like bobby pins, they are wavy on one side and straight on the other.
You use the by rolling the canvas and placing them (wavy side in) at
either end. This creates a smaller item to hold and protects the canvas
from the wear scrunching it can cause.
I tried the clips on two different canvases and compared it to
stitching the same canvas without clips. By and large they did what they
are supposed to do; made the canvas easier to hold while making the
area to be stitched clearly visible.
One of the canvases I used is an older canvas so it is very soft.
While the clips did keep the piece in a roll, it still flopped around.
Although it was easier to stitch, the flopping meant that the clip on
the end away from where I was stitching popped out, repeatedly.
Admittedly this canvas is in very bad shape, but this is something to
note because not all canvases will have a good tight fit.
The second canvases was newer. There were no problems here with the
clips coming off; they worked beautifully. However newer canvas still
has lots of sizing in it. It still kept the roll after I removed the
clips, so even my stitching without them went well.
This is a great and useful tool for those who like to stitch their needlepoint in hand.
Majolica by Kessler
Artist Marian Kessler credits her sense of colour to growing up in the spectacular landscapes of northern New Mexico.
Kessler developed a deep-rooted love of different artistic media from the patchwork of cultures in the American Southwest. Her intricate mixed media collages are influenced by her interests in archaeology and folk art, science and myth, as well as a strong belief in the validity of fine craft as an art form.
We think of her needlepoint canvases as an art form as well! Majolica II (above) is one of series by Kessler.
Available in several sizes. Will make a terrific seat cushion.
A Little Something to Take With You
Here's a little something to take with you that I made, said Paula to her son as he packed for college.
What a wonderful way to give a little of yourself and a terrific use of a small canvas!
Thanks for sharing this with us Paula!
A Recommendation
When I first went on Art Needlepoint's website, I couldn’t' believe the variety of canvases that were offered, each better than the next. When I ordered the canvases, I finally decided that I wanted to try Chaim Parchi's “The five books of Moses".
I ordered all of the threads with the canvases, all at once. The real thrill was that I ordered 6 canvases and got 2 for free. You must be think "she must be crazy", to get so many canvases at once. I must say when I received the canvases, and saw the detail that was in them, I didn't know how or if they were going to be as nice as the original works.
At this point, I consider this an investment, since needlepointing has become a full time interest for me.
,Breat Cancer Awareness Month at Art Needlepoint
Breast cancer cell kit from our Be Well series
For the entire month of October all canvases with at least a smigden or more of pink in them are 10% off when you use MakeitPink in the Discount Code at Checkout for 10% off.
Portion of proceeds from sales of these canvases goes to the Susan G. Komens Foundation.
So many things to do with a letter - needlepointed letter that is!
Thomas Lawrence
Right after his election to the Royal Academy a the minimum required age of twenty -five, Lawrence was given the commission for the portrait of Sarah Goodin Barrett Moulton. She had just turned eleven and arrived from Jamaica. The adolescent looks like she is about to perform a dance step in the wind, a wind ruffling her hair and blowing about the ribbons on her hat. She comes toward us, in front of a vast cloudy sky, looking at us with a candid expression (and an innocent ambiguity). The color of her dress explains the nickname Pinkie which at a very early date, as soon as it was painted, was given to the picture (and of course in contrast with Gainsborough's Blue Boy)
Nothing in this portrait foreshadowed the story's sad end: Pinkie died at the age of twelve, a week before Lawrence showed her portrait at the Royal Academy(at the time the work failed to win the huge popularity it still enjoys today).
(p158 of Only in America by Pierre Rosenberg)
Faces of Needlepoint
What Sports figure or Celebrity Would You like to Needlepoint?
Check this link for Hockey Needlepoint.Fall 2011 Free Online Technique Classes
Oct 15 - Basic Shading with Needleblending - A charming Art Nouveau Iris is the basis for this class that teaches even brand new stitchers how to create shaded needlepoint easily.
Nov 1 - Shading the Face - Faces are one of the most difficult items to create realistically in needlepoint. In this class for the advanced stitcher you'll learn how to use needleblending and stranded silks to make a lovely realistic face.
Some of our Spring Summer classes will repeat - so don't despair if you missed a class you were thinking of taking.
More classes will be scheduled for the new year!
Exhibits
Fall is often an exciting time for galleries and museums world wide - a time when new art is installed and exhibitions on view.
This fall there are many regional and large museums with some fabulous exhibits - too many to name here - so we are highlighting a few that may tickle your fancy.
A regional group show in CA hosted by the Getty Foundation. There will be 68 exhibits in nearly all of the art institutions between Santa Barbara and San Diego - all focused on regional artists. It is called Pacific Standard Time - and the link will show you all the exhibits.
For those who love modern, there is a retrospective of Georges Braque spanning his five-decade career at the Acquavella Galleries in NYC.
The Met in NYC is about to open 19,000 square feet displaying Arab Treasures and Art spanning 13 centuries. We are planning a retreat to the MET in 2012, and we will be sure to see this during our visit.
London's National Gallery will be showcasing 69 of Leonardo da Vinci's works. It begins Nov 9 and runs until Feb. 5. 2012. While this was not one of our sites for a retreat in 2012, we would very much like to see these surviving works, many of which have not been in the public.
If you would be interested in joining Art Needlepoint in November or in January in London, please let us know so we may reserve an appropriate number of tickets.
In Cleveland (and then later in January 2012 at the MET), Chinese Art in the Age of Revolution opens on Oct 16th.
Helpful Clips for a Needlepoint Canvas
Thank you Janet Perry from Nuts About Needlepoint for this post. Be sure to check out some of her other very helpful posts!
Canvas Clips – Product Review
If you don’t mount your needlepoint on a frame, you have an on-going problem. I find that I feel as though I’m battling with the canvas all the time to find the place where I am stitching. I’m afraid I’ll stitch the canvas to itself and get cramps in my hands from scrunching up the canvas.
Canvas Clips from Dream House Ventures can solve many of these problems. The package has two pairs of clips in it, small and large. Like bobby pins, they are wavy on one side and straight on the other.
You use the by rolling the canvas and placing them (wavy side in) at either end. This creates a smaller item to hold and protects the canvas from the wear scrunching it can cause.
I tried the clips on two different canvases and compared it to stitching the same canvas without clips. By and large they did what they are supposed to do; made the canvas easier to hold while making the area to be stitched clearly visible.
One of the canvases I used is an older canvas so it is very soft. While the clips did keep the piece in a roll, it still flopped around. Although it was easier to stitch, the flopping meant that the clip on the end away from where I was stitching popped out, repeatedly. Admittedly this canvas is in very bad shape, but this is something to note because not all canvases will have a good tight fit.
The second canvases was newer. There were no problems here with the clips coming off; they worked beautifully. However newer canvas still has lots of sizing in it. It still kept the roll after I removed the clips, so even my stitching without them went well.
This is a great and useful tool for those who like to stitch their needlepoint in hand.
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