It was such a beautiful day, I didn't want to be indoors. With summer on the wane you need to make the most of the sunshine while we've still got it. So I had a gentle amble through the local cemetery. Not as grim as it sounds as it's a sprawling Victorian Garden Cemetery, full of winding paths, imposing obelisks, statuary of draped urns and Celtic crosses. I came across this gravestone where the ivy has been cleared off it, but once the greenery's gone there's still the tangle of branches to cut away. It really is like a piece of modern art. I love the contrast between the carvings on the stone and the wildness of the plant weaving around it. It's impressive too because at some point I'm sure the stone will be cleaned up and order restored, so this 'art' won't be around forever.
In between sunning myself I finished off a needlepoint cushion. It's not perfect, but there are parts of it I like a lot. I've used embroidery thread and metallic silver thread, which works out well. What's less successful are the deep colours (such as the dark brown). I should've kept all the colours light and ice cream-ish, lots of pastels rather than anything too intense. Never mind, I'm still happy with it.
In between sunning myself I finished off a needlepoint cushion. It's not perfect, but there are parts of it I like a lot. I've used embroidery thread and metallic silver thread, which works out well. What's less successful are the deep colours (such as the dark brown). I should've kept all the colours light and ice cream-ish, lots of pastels rather than anything too intense. Never mind, I'm still happy with it.
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