virtuosewTussocky grass around the pile of stone... It's good to make progress on this one - split stitch isn't quick!<br>
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virtuosewStarting on the tussocky grass... I think the idea is working, but maybe need to introduce the lighter colour quite soon.<br>
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virtuosewIt suddenly occurred to me as I was working in Aethelflaed this morning that I should maybe consider the height of the wall. In terms of my imagination of the scene on the ground, as it were, the high wall on the left is not blocking her way.<br>
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But, visually, do I want it to look as though it might block her view?<br>
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Hmmm.<br>
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So the next time I sit down at my frame I will be tackling the ground, while that question bubbles away in the back of my mind.<br>
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virtuosewMaking more progress on Aethelflaed's Walls of Chester. I have to do this in the morning before the sun comes around and starts dazzling and casting shadows.<br>
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Er - on those days when the sun shines at all!<br>
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virtuosewProgress on <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/Aethelflaed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aethelflaed</a>, for <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/InternationalWomensDay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternationalWomensDay</a>..<br>
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virtuosewProgress on the Walls of Chester today...<br>
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virtuosewI made some progress on Aethelflaed this morning, a few more blocks in the Walls to be rebuilt. The fairly close colour tones aren't as strong as Cheshire sandstone can be, but I keep telling my students that they are creating a new thing, not a dot-for-dot copy, and that a bit of colour tweakery is entirely justified. So I'd better remember to do that myself, hadn't I!<br>
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virtuosewI spent the morning reinstating the portion of Chester's walls that runs behind Aethelflaed and her horse. The tones are paler and closer, so I hope the walls will settle back now.<br>
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virtuosewDecision made, scissors out. Sigh.<br>
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virtuosewMy heart is sinking a little here. Some time in the middle of the night last week, I thought that Aethelflaed's wall is all wrong and I need to either unpick or stitch over it, outline included. <br>
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Cheshire sandstone is hard to render in any medium, and I knew that before I started. But it's still causing me a bit of uncertainty, and I'm struggling to get started again. <br>
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Rachel Wright<p>On my blog today, I asked what <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aethelflaed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Aethelflaed</span></a> might have named her horse.</p><p>Does anyone have any advance on "Horsa" to offer?</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/OpusAnglicanum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpusAnglicanum</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MedievalMoversAndShakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MedievalMoversAndShakers</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/SuggestionsPlease" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SuggestionsPlease</span></a></p>
Rachel Wright<p>So I now have more of the information I need to think about the walls...</p><p>What I don't have yet is a decision! </p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/DesignersDilemma" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DesignersDilemma</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/DecisionsDecisions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DecisionsDecisions</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aethelflaed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Aethelflaed</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/OpusAnglicanum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpusAnglicanum</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/HandEmbroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HandEmbroidery</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MedievalMoversAndShakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MedievalMoversAndShakers</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/SilkThread" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SilkThread</span></a></p>
Rachel Wright<p>One of my challenges with <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aethelflaed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Aethelflaed</span></a> will be to make her the right sort of proportion of the finished piece to be a companion piece for <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/WilliamMarshall" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WilliamMarshall</span></a>.</p><p>I have thoughts about the changes I need to make, both to the background and to Aethelflaed and her horse.</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/OpusAnglicanum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpusAnglicanum</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MedievalMoversAndShakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MedievalMoversAndShakers</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/HandEmbroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HandEmbroidery</span></a></p>
Rachel Wright<p>I've had another go at <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aethelflaed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Aethelflaed</span></a> in her <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/AngloSaxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AngloSaxon</span></a> riding dress for the <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/AethelflaedEmbroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AethelflaedEmbroidery</span></a>.</p><p>I'm not sure I'm happy with her, but maybe another iteration or two will do it...</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/DesignersDilemma" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DesignersDilemma</span></a></p>
Rachel Wright<p>Making a start on design elements for <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aethelflaed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Aethelflaed</span></a>, inspired by her defense and refortification of Chester: a bee skep, a pile of building stone, and a beer barrel.</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/OpusAnglicanum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpusAnglicanum</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MedievalMoversAndShakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MedievalMoversAndShakers</span></a></p>
Rachel Wright<p>About to take <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/WilliamMarshall" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WilliamMarshall</span></a> off the frame to make way for <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aethelflaed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Aethelflaed</span></a>, when I have her sorted out, and I realise he's unsigned.</p><p>Not any more!</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/OpusAnglicanum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpusAnglicanum</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MedievalMoversAndShakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MedievalMoversAndShakers</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/SigningMyWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SigningMyWork</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/NotAnonymous" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NotAnonymous</span></a></p>
Rachel Wright<p>I think this is an interesting experiment, worth pursuing. It's an attempt to render an <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/AngloSaxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AngloSaxon</span></a> jewel in <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Trapunto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trapunto</span></a> quilting of gauze. I used leftover gauze from the <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/AmarnaOverlays" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmarnaOverlays</span></a>, which is why the colours aren't quite rich enough, and the stitched outline needs to be darker so as to be less intrusive.</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aethelflaed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Aethelflaed</span></a><br /><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MedievalMoversAndShakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MedievalMoversAndShakers</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/HandEmbroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HandEmbroidery</span></a></p>
Rachel Wright<p>I had an idea for some finishing elements for <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aethelflaed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Aethelflaed</span></a> when I've done her, so for <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/WorldEmbroideryDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WorldEmbroideryDay</span></a>, I've started an experiment...</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/HandEmbroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HandEmbroidery</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Trapunto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trapunto</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MedievalMoversAndShakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MedievalMoversAndShakers</span></a></p>
Rachel Wright<p>Starting to plan <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aethelflaed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Aethelflaed</span></a> ...</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/OpusAnglicanum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpusAnglicanum</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/HandEmbroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HandEmbroidery</span></a></p>
Rachel Wright<p>I went hunting for <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Aethelflaed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Aethelflaed</span></a> yesterday. This is the only part of <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Chester" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Chester</span></a> Walls that I think may include some of her refortification, near to the Northgate.</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MedievalMoversAndShakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MedievalMoversAndShakers</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Sketching" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sketching</span></a></p>
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