Forest Floor Landscape Completed
Finally, I hear you saying. I have finished the forest floor nuno felt landscape that I have been working on since October.
I pinned the leaves in place and hand stitched them down. I also did a bit of trimming on the leaves that were further back in the landscape to give a feeling of distance.
Here they are stitched in place. I also added a few bits of darkness to leaves that were partially in the shade. I used a green felt tip pen for this.
And next, I auditioned flowers. Those of you who are felt purists, look away. I cut the flowers out of sketchbook paper. I think the contrast between the smoothness of the flowers and the matte fuzziness of the felt leaves make the flowers stand out more. Then I needed to make sure the flowers on the left were in the shade so I used a bit of Payne’s Grey watercolor to create the “shade”.
The flowers were stitched down with French knots and wool thread. The flowers on the left have a bit darker yellow than the ones in the “sunshine”.
I even got the piece stitched down to the background matte fabric and laced around a piece of matte board. So it is ready for framing, Yay! I have decided to call this one “Sunlit Dance”. Not sure what is on the agenda next but perhaps I should think of something to cover for the first quarter challenge.