The Third House - Autumn

The Third House - Autumn
Originally uploaded by Maureen1

This piece was made for a local exhibition entitled 'The Third House'. Taken from the exhibition blurb the term 'the third place' was coined by Ray Oldenburg in his influential book "The Great Good Place" which describes the third place as the "anchors" of community life which facilitate and foster broader, more creative interaction. But of course, you all knew that, didn't you?

I was given a small square of calico which I decided was rather boring, and decided to pick some leaves from the trees that line the streets of the suburb where I live. These were used for leaf prints, I hand embroidered in metallic threads and beaded the sage green front of the piece and added the tissue fabric leaf name tag, all tasselled and glittery.

Christmas Stocking RR

Christmas Stocking RR
Originally uploaded by Maureen1

Having finished the Japanese Round Robin I decided to join the Christmas stocking one. This starts at the beginning of June and should return to me by November. I decided on white, creams and yellow for my stocking. See, there is still one seam to hand stitch down, but I am, for once, ready well before time.