Monday, 6 December 2010

Jack Frost Stitched

Hoar frost strongly delineates the edges of these otherwise smooth branches into sugary spikes. The bells and ribbons have become part of nature.
Freezing temperatures down to -12C extremely unusual for December. Jack Frost is dancing.
He left his tracks upon the summerhouse windows and has claimed it for his own season. He drew barbed wire scratches upon the surface of the glass.
He sugar coated some spiders webs and he laughed as I stroked them - soft but unbreakable skeins
and the crabapples still glow although their hearts are frozen.

19 comments:

  1. love your images and your gorgeous work...beautifulx lynda

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  2. love your images and your gorgeous work...beautifulx lynda

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  3. Love the photos...and the stitchery.
    are we able to see the finished work?
    Take care

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  4. Absolutely lovely photos of that hoar frost...oh my...not seen where I live too often, but you have made me miss it. Jack Frost has danced well for you!

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  5. oh great post poetry and stitch!

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  6. Wonderful. All of it - pictures, words and stitch. Wonderful winter.

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  7. Marvellous stitching - and oh, what a perfect spider's web photo.

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  8. hello. thank you for stopping by my blog-- I have been away on a trip and have been trying to get caught up for awhile now.. love your blog with the connections between your photos and your stitchery. I live in the Pacific NW- Washington state-- north of Seattle on a cliff on an island overlooking the Puget sound.

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  9. So many different ways to capture beauty...

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  10. I can see that you are in your element.

    More frost on the way it seems, more inspiration for your lovely stitching!

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  11. ahhhhh... this is beautiful, your stitching and nature all blending together into your art. roxanne

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  12. AH, this is really beautiful, Clare - your stitching inspired by the frosty nature! Great!

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  13. I agree, you are becoming more you! I love your photos and you are bringing these ideas into stitch in such a delightfully subtle way. It's so naturally beautiful. I'll be back to see what's next. Season's Greetings Tricia x

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  14. These are amazing photos of nature and your artistic interpretations are equally beautiful.

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  15. I love how you have captured the frost and frozen spider web in your cloth...beautiful winter images.

    Jacky xox

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