Midnight Ocotillo
Acrylic and Chainstitch Embroidery on Fresh Water Textile Linen
15” x 20”

The ocotillo are blooming like crazy in the Big Bend region right now. I love their wild energy, reaching for the stars with abandon. I wanted to try a slightly different color way for them, especially since I was putting them against this gorgeous blue linen. I’m very in love with the way these olives and chartreuses play with the painted fabric behind them.

In this piece I am trying something new. I’ve added acrylic paint to the beautifully dyed fabric, and left the edges unfinished. Indeed, this makes the finished piece appear more ephemeral, though if treated with care it will last a very very long time!

This is meant to be part of an ongoing series in which I release a small chainstitched wall hanging every Monday. They are sketches of ideas, meditations on concepts, beginnings of paths. Some will turn into bigger pieces, maybe even series, but this is a platform for me to experiment with new ideas.

Also how dreamy is this Fresh Water Textile Linen??

Thanks y’all. :)

xo

Dana