On Assignment

I'm lucky enough to be part of a fiber arts group with Jane Davila at the helm. We meet once a month to discuss topics of interest to the group, ranging from rejection letters to how to take good pictures of our art. We also have "projects", for lack of a better word. Earlier this year, we worked together to mount a group exhibit. Last week, Jane tasked us with taking macro photographs -- for what end, I don't know. But this is certainly an assignment I can sink my teeth into. I'm hoping to post some of my macro shots periodically throughout the summer. Here's a start to my collection of close-ups. Can you guess what they are?




Another nice benefit of the group is the opportunity for critique. I brought along my flower piece for feedback. The consensus was that the flower outline needed to be darker. I didn't have thicker thread to use as some members had suggested, so I went over the outline a few times as Jane recommended. Melanie liked the hand stitching, but urged me to do some in contrasting thread elsewhere on the piece. I thought that was a good idea and the yellow lines behind the flower and in the lower left hand corner are the result. Now, I think I'm done.