The faces….Tableau
Well….here is yesterday and today’s work….looks precious little, doesn’t it? Sigh….. Yesterday I “painted” the faces using Tsukinenko inks and prismacolor pencils and began the stitching. Today, I finished the hair. I think I will assemble each figure, hand applique the face part, and machine applique the rest (probably to the machine work first, then ease the face down using silk thread).
These two are destined to be Mary and Joseph:
The magi:The faces are different sizes…I’m hoping that it will appear that Mary and Joseph are in the foreground, that the magi are a little behind and to the right, and the shepherds a bit more distant yet on the left…. that’s what I’m hoping since I don’t want to re-do them all! We’ll see…..
And here’s the chaos of my sewing table after the fact…..you’ll notice quilts not put away etc. piled on the bed in the background……