After months of work, I finally finished it. Before hanging in it's new home in Little Tiger's bedroom I took it outside to take a picture in the summer sun:
I really enjoyed this project. Sewing took some time, but accumulating enough buttons of certain colors is really what made this take so long. Purple and orange (especially orange) were the most difficult to come by. I thought I had a large collection of orange buttons, but a lot of them turned out to be more pink or brown when I placed them on the canvas next to those that are truly orange.
As I sewed on the final button last night, I thought I would feel a huge sense of relief, but I didn't. Instead I was anxious and kind of sad. I've grown really comfortable with this project. Unlike other projects where I've questioned what I'm doing until I'm almost finished, I knew this piece was going to look good from early on. It was comforting to spend hours every night working on something I knew I would be happy with in the end.
But now its over and I'm not sure what I should do next. I have a blank 8x10" canvas waiting patiently for me. I could do another white heart. I thought about a bluebird with the plethora of blue buttons I have in my stash, but then I thought that might be too silly. Would I be getting too close to being the little old lady who recreates The Last Supper with different colored bread ties? Is there something wrong with that?
Amazing - did you lay these out before you started and remove them to sew or did you sew them one at a time by adding them back to the mat?
None the less, what a project.
Posted by: Steve | Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Amazing - did you lay these out before you started and remove them to sew or did you sew them one at a time by adding them back to the mat?
None the less, what a project.
+1
Posted by: best flash game | Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 08:56 PM
It looks great Audra! Of course you know that, which should be very satisfying. The first thing that I think of for something new would be a large button shaped mosaic (what do you call them?). Maybe a super-simple, round, two-hole shaped image made of the same, in white. Or a simple shape with fancy buttons of one color. Or one with a different color outlining it. Or four holes. It seems to me that it would be a very classy, modern image: the simple, yet important, button illustrated by its own manifestation. With the many buttons displaying beautiful, delightful, variations as the usual kicker possibility.
Posted by: Addy | Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 09:23 PM
Also, I don't think the bluebird would be silly. And if you do get close to being a twisty tied last supper lady, I think it would be ok. It would only be because you will have immersed yourself in your craft. I think that's a good thing. Explore it!
Also, I know of someone who meets with a button club in Akron. I wonder if there's a such thing where you're at, or if that would appeal to you.
Posted by: Addy | Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 09:27 PM
Addy, I LOVE the idea of a giant white button. If I put the smaller buttons in the middle and medium/larger buttons around the edge it would give the illusion of a rim. Thanks for the feedback on the bluebird, but I think I have to put that idea on hold for awhile. I have a lot of blue buttons, but it wasn't until I dumped them all out and started sorting through that I realized that they might be a little too diverse in shade/tone for a smaller piece.
Posted by: Audra | Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 03:15 PM
Yes! The bigger ones around the edge would be an excellent way to create a rim! I look forward to seeing it.
Posted by: Addy | Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 11:49 PM
Good day! Were you somehow able to complete all the settings of this portal by yourself or you got professional help?
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