This has been finished for a while, but I didn’t have any good pictures of it.

The work is done in the Tambour Stitch style, but with a standard embroidery needle. I used DMC Perle Cotton for this, which gave it a really nice texture.

It’s available for purchase at my shop on Etsy.

Technorati Tags: embroidery, judaica, tambour stitch, original design, pomegranates, challah cover

Size: 3.5″ H X 2.5″ W
Materials: Silk, Glass Beads, Cotton Floss, Ribbon, Guinea Hen Feathers
Stitches: Running, Bullion, Blanket Stitch, Beading
Status: Available on Etsy

This is my first study for “Lilith Flys Away.” Normally I just go from sketch to full scale versions, but I felt like doing a “proof of concept” first with this piece. I’m pretty happy with the study. This study is 2.5 x 3.5, which is the standard size for an ACEO (Art Cards, Editions and Originals). I’m finding myself drawn more and more to mixed media work. I’m still doing some straight embroidery work, but the mixed media feels like a better way to really express ideas.

Technorati Tags: lilith, artwork, mixed media, aceo, original

Size: 2.25″ H X 3.5″L X .75″ D
Materials: Linen, Cotton, Modeling Compound, Altoids Tin
Stitches: Running, Colonial Knot, French Knot, Sheaf, Algerian Eyelet, Fly
Status: Available on Etsy

This is the first in my series of altered Altoids boxes. I’ve developed a bit of an addiction to the chocolate covered and sours, and decided I needed to do something with the boxes!

The Altoids tin is covered with a hand embroidered cover featuring an original design. The artwork on the cover is intended to represent the scent of the spices swirling through the air. The stitches include running stitch in bright blue, white, pink, and green; french & colonial knots, sheaf stitch, seed stitches, and fly stitches. The edging was created using a heated modeling compound with which I cut an “egg and dart” border.

The box is filled with my own blend of spices which includes bay leaves, rose hips, rose petals, cinnamon, cardamom, and citrus. The sweet and spicy scent is sure to return your soul to you after Shabbat!

Altoids is a registered trademark of Callard & Bowser.

[tags]

Size: 1″
Materials: Linen, Cotton, Silk
Stitches: Bullion, Running, Couching
Status: Sold

A set of 3 hand embroidered buttons for bee lovers! Bees are one of my animal guides, and so my first button creations are dedicated to them.

• The first button shows five very busy bees, embroidered with tiny bullion stitches wrapped with black floss and organza wings.
• The second button is the flight of the bee through the air, embroidered with runnning stitches.
• The third button is the bees home, a skep, embroidered with couched stitches.

All of the buttons are on linen and can easily be sewn onto anything you like. Great for decorative use or as working buttons. The buttons are 1″ in diameter — a little bigger than a quarter.

I just realized that they were still damp from a final cleaning when I took the pictures. I’ll have to take new ones with out the damp spots!

Technorati Tags: buttons, etsy, embroidery, bees, linen, hand crafted

Size: 8.5″ X 8″
Materials: Wool Felt, Linen, Cotton , Organza Ribbon
Stitches: Running, Satin, Ribbon, Long/Short, Stem, French Knot
Status: Available on Etsy

I’ve been working on this piece for more than 6-months. It began as a 6×4 and then grew into a wall hanging. The name comes from the question everyone asks when they see the piece, “Where’s the snake?” The answer is simple — the snake is gone and Chava (Eve) stands alone. This is the moment just before she makes her decision to eat.

Chava Decides
This is my decision. This is my first decision.
Do I eat and allow my mind and body to grow,
Knowing it will bring death into the world…
Or live in ignorance?

As I wrote in an earlier post about this piece, “the snake is not present, because the focus is on her decision. In my midrash Chava makes a choice, she is not tricked by the snake. She listens to the snake and then does something she’s never done — she makes a decision on her own — thereby beginning history (herstory, if you like).”

Technorati Tags: etsy, chava, eve, judaism, feminism, midrash, pomegranate. fiber art, textile art, needlework, judaica