Janine Vangool (upper case magazine) makes beautiful things. I’m happy to be included in the latest volume of her Encyclopedia of Inspiration series – Stitch-Illo. It’s a collection of artists who tell stories through stitch work.
The stories I tell with the things I make are sometimes very direct – like little birds who camp and put on plays.
More often I think of them as little mysteries – open ended questions – magical possibilities – ships that might float right in your window like a moth or a bit of dandelion fluff. Creatures whose expression and body language imply a history – a world of their own.
It’s a big book – and there is a huge variety of techniques and of the ways narratives are used by the 46 artists featured. There are several pages devoted to each and 600 color photos, some of my favorite artists are included- like Adriana Torres.
I’m also discovering beautiful work that’s brand new to me.
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I love this number – 17…
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396, Love the birds camping and Little Red.
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Ariel
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I love your work. It is inspiring, pushing me to be more imaginative.
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*fingers and toes crossed*
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You inspire!
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44. Love the pigeon
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199-would love this for our creative textiles group!
4, it’s my lucky number!
251! I love your work!!! I love your weekly posts!!! xoxo
1…please & thank you.
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Love the photos you have shown! 16
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Thanks!
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it looks fantastic
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77. Amazing looking book. Will buy anyway.
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Your pieces are so enchanting, your work inspiring!
428 – This looks gorgeous. I’m going to stick a purchase request into my library! x
444 – I think it’s still available… and thank you 🙂 Love your creations!
Only realized as I hit Post Comment it’s showing my old website. Should be
http://nestofmist.blogspot.co.uk/
As shown on this comment 🙂
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Fingers crossed!
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4 🙂
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270!
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What an inspirational book.
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Fingers crossed
🙂
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lovely looking book
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great idea…thank you
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Two hundred and twenty one
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I love your work, it’s unique and so inspiring.
I choose #1
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Book looks inspiring.
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What a great book! #64
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I choose 110! Thank You, Linda S Pewaukee WI
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love your work!
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Love your work, wonderful characters with great “personality”.
Oops, forgot to include a number – 71
73 Thank You for your blog. So lovely.
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Those birds are wonderful
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I’m still here after all those years
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My favorite.
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I recently completed ‘little love birds’ for my daughter’s wedding cake, from your pattern. They are a big hit.
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42 of course
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103 thank you for the opportunity.
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Number 5, thank you!
Oh thank you for being so generous!!
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It looks gorgeous! 427.
Number one!
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452 – thanks!!
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I posted the second guess because a message popped up that 197 was a duplicate. I’ll go with the one not taken…
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Comments are closed now – I’ll announce the winner (chosen by random number generation) and the winner will be announced later today.