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A Molecular Biologist Finds Happiness with Morris
Monday, November 22, 2010
I've loved making things since for as long as I can remember. I can't think of any craft that I have not done. My mother taught me how to knit, crochet, make my own clothes, and also do crewel, embroidery, cross-stitch and needlepoint. Of all of the stitchery, I loved the end result of needlepoint the best.
In the past 30 years, I've been busy getting a PhD, tenure, and raising a daughter. Now that my daughter is 18 and I am in my 50s, in addition to discovering a new passion - making stained glass windows - I've resurrected my passion for needlepoint. It all started when I began to renovate my craftsman house. I took a stained glass class and now I've made upwards of 20 windows and cabinet doors for my house. About a year ago, it occurred to me that it would also be great to needlepoint of WIlliam Morris tapestry designs, and other Arts and Crafts designs. I was so excited when I found artneedlepoint.com, and found all of the William Morris designs.
Why do I love needlepointing so much, and why have I started doing all of these I used to love again? I'm a molecular biologist, and I love science. But it takes so long to go from an idea to a complete set of experiments. By the time we get the answer - I've often forgotten the question! And often, we spend a lot of time and effort and there's nothing to show for it. Although needlepoint projects can take a lot of time, I can see incremental progress - and I know that in the end I'm going to have something gorgeous to live with and admire.
I have this feeling that I've just begun. I'll probably end up needlepointing every William Morris pattern on the artneedlepoint.com website. Now that I've gotten started, I can imagine my 6 dining chairs and my piano bench in beautiful William Morris or Voysey designs. I can't wait!
Sincerely,
Dr. Janice Fischer
A Molecular Biologist Finds Happiness with Morris
Monday, November 22, 2010
I've loved making things since for as long as I can remember. I can't think of any craft that I have not done. My mother taught me how to knit, crochet, make my own clothes, and also do crewel, embroidery, cross-stitch and needlepoint. Of all of the stitchery, I loved the end result of needlepoint the best.
In the past 30 years, I've been busy getting a PhD, tenure, and raising a daughter. Now that my daughter is 18 and I am in my 50s, in addition to discovering a new passion - making stained glass windows - I've resurrected my passion for needlepoint. It all started when I began to renovate my craftsman house. I took a stained glass class and now I've made upwards of 20 windows and cabinet doors for my house. About a year ago, it occurred to me that it would also be great to needlepoint of WIlliam Morris tapestry designs, and other Arts and Crafts designs. I was so excited when I found artneedlepoint.com, and found all of the William Morris designs.
Why do I love needlepointing so much, and why have I started doing all of these I used to love again? I'm a molecular biologist, and I love science. But it takes so long to go from an idea to a complete set of experiments. By the time we get the answer - I've often forgotten the question! And often, we spend a lot of time and effort and there's nothing to show for it. Although needlepoint projects can take a lot of time, I can see incremental progress - and I know that in the end I'm going to have something gorgeous to live with and admire.
I have this feeling that I've just begun. I'll probably end up needlepointing every William Morris pattern on the artneedlepoint.com website. Now that I've gotten started, I can imagine my 6 dining chairs and my piano bench in beautiful William Morris or Voysey designs. I can't wait!
Sincerely,
Dr. Janice Fischer
In the past 30 years, I've been busy getting a PhD, tenure, and raising a daughter. Now that my daughter is 18 and I am in my 50s, in addition to discovering a new passion - making stained glass windows - I've resurrected my passion for needlepoint. It all started when I began to renovate my craftsman house. I took a stained glass class and now I've made upwards of 20 windows and cabinet doors for my house. About a year ago, it occurred to me that it would also be great to needlepoint of WIlliam Morris tapestry designs, and other Arts and Crafts designs. I was so excited when I found artneedlepoint.com, and found all of the William Morris designs.
Why do I love needlepointing so much, and why have I started doing all of these I used to love again? I'm a molecular biologist, and I love science. But it takes so long to go from an idea to a complete set of experiments. By the time we get the answer - I've often forgotten the question! And often, we spend a lot of time and effort and there's nothing to show for it. Although needlepoint projects can take a lot of time, I can see incremental progress - and I know that in the end I'm going to have something gorgeous to live with and admire.
I have this feeling that I've just begun. I'll probably end up needlepointing every William Morris pattern on the artneedlepoint.com website. Now that I've gotten started, I can imagine my 6 dining chairs and my piano bench in beautiful William Morris or Voysey designs. I can't wait!
Sincerely,
Dr. Janice Fischer
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