Why don't I write.....

when I have pen in hand and thoughts of you? I fell back into the mindset that I needed photographs to post and I haven't taken any that did justice to the stitching I've been doing. On the other hand, perhaps the photos projected the exact image they found. Alas, I will swallow my pride and share. So "left" kitty is on her way to being completed, lookin' like a kabuki, I fear. I used Whisper, two strands and worked in a random gobelin stitch on the horizontal. Still working out the shading. Outlining is done with a tweedy Burmilana overdye, which by the way is a dream to work with. Lefty's paw was done in Santa's Beard as an experiment. Santa's Beard is much thicker and glossier than Whisper. A little too thick I think. Since my last post I have completed the hair ornament and decided to use more beads.

Right kitty will have a little different look than Lefty; different color, different stitch and perhaps a different thread. Although I do have a lovely tanish color of Whisper in my stash. Tempting.

Other changes include Right kitty's obi, looks better in person and I am also trying something different on the right background area. I'm imagining it as a Japanese floor screen. Truthfully, the dark teal filling in Father B's Mongolian stitch was a bit too dominant, at least to my eye, to fill it in all the way; ultimately I'm pretty sure I'll remove the filling stitches altogether leaving just the pattern.



Here they are together. In the lower left area of this photo you can see the beginning of the second half of the yellow background stitch, using an overdye which has deepened the color. Think the deeper color blends better with the intensity of the geisha. This piece is going quickly, it just doesn't seem like it because haven't spent that much time on it this week.

I am making beautiful progress on Renaissance. There are so many clever stitches and wonderful threads used it is a joy to stitch. Nothing tedious here. I also saw (in real life) a project Marnie will teach at ANG's National Seminar in August, entitled "In the Mood" in Red. The photograph http://needlepoint.org/Seminar-09/classes/3day/33019.php does not capture the glorious colors used in the exquisite piece. Nor does it depict the beauty of the various embellishments used including a striking metal pagoda charm. Beautiful.

In closing today I am leaving you with a photo I took this morning. My kitty Tbear, aka today, mad boy puff puff. He is perturbed because he has a boo boo near his hoo hoo and must wear this soft tu tu around his neck. Seems to be saying, "What are you lookin' at?" Paparazzi....they're everywhere!