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The following sample is based on Chapter 5/55. Strips of painted bondaweb have been torn and arranged on black felt.
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| 99 |
I painted pieces of painted bondaweb and bonded this onto white polyester. I applied bondaweb to the back of the polyester, which was then cut into small shapes, using a soldering iron.
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| 100 |
Vertical and horizontal rows of machine stitching were added. The effect was not quite right, so I added small straight stitches to the surface and then added black net and machine stitched more rows, see below.
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| 101 |
I added longer straight stitches on top of the net to complement the shapes. As the original design came from a photo of sea urchins, the long straight stitches are a reminder of their sharp spines. I also ironed on a few more small shapes over the net. I was very happy with the result.
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| 102 |
Close up of 101.
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| 103 |
For my totem, I sprayed water onto bondaweb and then sprinkled Brusho inks on the surface. I dabbed the excess water away, which helped to blend the inks together.
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| 104 |
My totem represents my memories of my four personal assessment pieces (PAPs). I chose the hexagon as the base of the design as it is the shape of a coral skeleton. I have tried to reuse/upcycle as much as possible. The lowest hexagon shows stitching from my bolero (PAP1). The next piece shows metallic threads and mirrors based on the nautilus piece (PAP2). The third hexagon shows samples from my climate change embroidery (PAP3). The top hexagon shows a rocky surface, based on PAP4, which is currently incomplete. Tha painted pearls are also based on PAP3 and help to guide the eye through the embroidery.
