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this artist's perspective on living a creative life in a chaotic world

Heaven and Earth Series:  Ephemeral

16/10/2014

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This is the final work in the Heaven and Earth Series that will be on exhibit in my solo show at Arps Gallery in Amsterdam from October 19 to 29.  It's called Ephemeral and is an interpretation of a satellite image of Lake Carnegie in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

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Lake Carnegie only holds water after torrential rains that occur only every 30 years or so.  In between times it is marsh land.  Of course, I have played with the colour, a lot!
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My aim in this piece was to accentuate the islands and land masses that project into the lake by using lots of raised texture.  I did this with extensive use of mountmellick thorn stitch and palestrina stitch.  (Don't forget that if  you want a larger image you can double click on the image).
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I filled the areas between the raised stitching with  long stitches in varying orientations.
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I deliberately kept the land areas surrounding the lake simple in stitch and colour, creating simple contours to describe the landscape and providing a simple framework for the more intensively worked lake lands.
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The lake waters are described entirely by the underdyeing, except for the double row of running stitches that defines the water around the land masses.
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A single area of landlocked water is worked in the thickest threads used on the piece.  Lushly textural it draws the eye to its singular form within the whole.


I hope you enjoyed looking at Ephemeral.  If you are in Amsterdam between October 19 and 29 please come over and take a look.   Thanks for dropping by...
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Marie link
26/11/2014 03:44:45

Exquisite stitching, this is striking. The whole series is striking, I love your work. How did the show go?

I haven't been around on blogger for ages because I haven't had much stitching mojo but re-visiting your blog has my fingers itching to pick up a needle again.

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Marta Brysha
26/11/2014 06:38:35

Thank you Marie. The show went well. It was a small affair, but the work was well received. There is nothing like a bit of inspiration to get you going after an hiatus. I, myself, am taking a few months off to renovate my house. I'll be doing a bit of printmaking in the meantime, but nothing major, so I'm sure I too will be needle-starved and ready to jump into something new.

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Jane Lords
14/12/2014 23:53:57

Striking, vivid colors.
I just love visiting this blog, always something spectacular to see.

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Marta Brysha
15/12/2014 00:26:18

Thank you Jane. Nice to know that people are still visiting! I haven't been showing my blog as much love lately. I intend to rectify this in 2015. First I need to renovate my house - once that is in order I'll have more time and head space to get back into blogging on a more regular basis.

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marlene stabin
21/6/2015 19:15:47

I came across your site via Pinterest. I enjoyed looking at your work. I quilt and embroider as a hobby and have taught children to do this as well.
I wanted to comment on a post about Copyright. I do try to post the person's name if it is available, when I pin someone's artwork. I feel they should get the credit. Same on Facebook. A quilter I know , who does original work and posts on facebook. now has her name across her work since someone tried to steal her work..

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Marta Brysha
22/6/2015 05:48:52

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Marta Brysha
22/6/2015 05:51:43

Hi Marlene, thanks for your comment. It's terrible when someone has their images appropriated for the gain of others. I agree, when pinning something or linking to something you must make sure that the maker is credited. A lot of people post stuff saying, "lovely but I don't know who the artist is". This is not good enough in this age when you can do a reverse image search on Google. I don't worry too much about these things myself. I am happy for people to share images of my work as I believe most people do so because they wish to share something that excites them with others.

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Steph
10/11/2019 11:39:40

Hello, I was just wondering if you are still embroidering as this blog isn’t being updated now. I think your work is wonderful and I would love to know what you’re working on at the minute. Hoping you’re ok.

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Marta Brysha
10/11/2019 15:33:07

Hi Steph,

Yes, sadly my blog has fallen by the wayside. I've thought many times of reviving it, but I'm not sure what form I want it to take.

Since doing the Origins series I have done a few works, however I've been mostly concentrating on printmaking and now am learning to paint with gouache. I love embroidery and I miss that I haven't been doing it in the last 12 months.

I really need to revamp my website to reflect the work I am doing now and get back to blogging. Thanks for stopping by.

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Steph
11/11/2019 04:28:59

Glad to hear your well and working and Thanks for replying. Best wishes.

Reeva M link
15/12/2020 18:41:24

Thanks greeat post

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