The exhibit this was to be in was cancelled/postponed due to current situation of course, but i still want to meet the deadline of March 31st at 9AM!
So, orientation choices. Vertical or horizontal? (Bear in mind this is neither finished, nor edited well 
. (Mockup only, as the moon is not attached yet, and needs some fine tuning.) The moon itself can be a horizontal or vertical in relation to the whole as well.
As much as i loved the squishy ruchy velvet moon in the previous post, it just wouldn’t “do” for this piece. Here’s its sub, muchly better, fitting, integrated, suitable. Nothing wrong with standing out, but not when it’s not part of the story.
As of today, i have 18 days left. Yup, no problems.
I had grand plans for this moon as being part of the “deadline piece” but it just *doesn’t* fit with the whole! It’s too heavy and powerful juxtaposed with the more delicate stitching on the main piece. I’ve set it aside temporarily, and it will become something else when the one i’m working on is done!
My stitchin’ fingers hurt like hell too, a lot of manipulation work here, and pulling loaded needles through the mass was cursey to say the least 🙂
Nope. At least i revived some old skills and ideas though!
No worries on the deadline then, unless i hit a snag unexpectedly.
Today i’ll be concentrating on the moon.
24 days left.
Since i so rudely interrupted myself with all the thread dyeing, i now have (counting today) 25 days to finish a piece for a group show. But i *did* need those threads as the tub was emptying!
Looking rather a bit strange, but that’s how they start sometimes.
I had started with this sketch as the inspiration, but knew along the way that it would interpret itself for a new piece.
I’d also chosen that fabric behind, but realized it had spandex in the blend, which is sticky about needles and threads pulled through….
So, it became glorious pile of this:
TOO MUCH!!!!
It morphed smaller:
I tried to stare it down every time i walked by it, didn’t really like it, and it was saying nothing. Pretty but nothing.
Yesterday i took it down to the Dye Dungeon (where my studio is), and cut a piece out of it, then pieced back in some madder/marigold dyed linen. It’s started to sing now.
There may be a bit more radio silence here than normal, as i meet that pesky deadline.
albedo too 
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