One of the things I do with my clients a lot is give them a little distance from their artwork. I hold up a painting far from their face, which provides a new perspective and sometimes facilitates insight.
Looking at these photos of the section (a form of distance) lends itself to some funny realizations. For instance, I see how some of my confusion and consternation from last week may have seeped into the work.
I had originally intended to do some sort of starburst or circular pattern with the knots, but this image kept coming back to me. Almost like molecules or birds rushing toward some intended end but running into an invisible barrier. Ideas and thoughts and scenarios getting backed up — stopped up and hung up — to impede any progress at all. People rushing for an exit, in danger of being trampled. Something that seriously needs to get unstuck.
If you’re interested in trying your hand at french knot, here are some tutorials:
- A video from Getting Stitched on the Farm
- Purlbee’s tips and tricks
- Mary Corbet’s excellent video tutorial
- Primrose Design has very clear photos
- Sublime stitching for righties and lefties
- Katxena on Craftster.org did a tutorial post with good tips
