with one scream out of the way, i am working on another. this piece is very unstable. it is being patched as i go, ragged style and sewn to a very thin sheer background to keep it light and flowing. it has lots of silk velvet and i wanted to retain flexibility and movement for maximum light play and the illusion of constant shift. i have also added that old thin worn patchwork as a backing and it was an irregular shape, one corner completely missing... making the piece somewhat edgeless in terms of a frame. i have applied a thick band of indigo stripe (thicker where needed) from the back side to contain it and fill in the missing spaces...otherwise it will keep growing in some blob like motion.
some spots are thinner than others, especially where the cut outs are... so i am patching from both front and back and stitching the layers together to even out the weight, monitor its softness and keep it all together. the back of this one will evolve from process i guess. this one is a bit of a struggle in cloth making. but a long and arduous process brings the gift of richer story.
...a soft scream could be a moon's lullaby...judging from a newly formed ring, a full spectrum of acceptance.
