we all find inspiration in the world around us. sometimes, i spend hours contemplating the sources of my inspiration. wondering about who and what inspires others. i thought it might be interesting to you, gentle readers, to see, from time to time, where my inspiration draws from.
susanna bauer is a bavarian modelmaker in england who, in her spare time, does the most amazing things with leaves, rocks, and bits of wood. some of her concepts mirror those many of us explore and experiment with in cloth and fiber. especially in what she creates from leaves and thread! it seems most of her personal art is created from natural elements found during her walks. her sense of balance between the natural element and the man-made is provocative...
to see more of her work, journey across the web to here.
i hope susanna's work inspires you as well!
namaste'
Thank you for sharing this link. I don´t know what I like the best, the stones or leaves. Just wonderful.
ReplyDeletei know! i had a terrible time deciding...so i just decided to love them both!
Deletewow, thanks Joe
ReplyDeletelove those stitched leaves and talking about inspiration Joe, you wrote a post back in August about your vintage hand cranked Singer sewing machine
ReplyDeletehttp://manhandledthreads.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/a-treadle-and-crank.html
I was so intrigued by how using it is the closest thing to hand stitching that you have found & it has been in the back of my mind all these months & then last week I was reading about India Flint's 1927 model that she inherited from her grandmother in her book Second Skin & saw more photos and that was it I needed one! So I went online & a 1934 hand cranked Singer sewing machine will be arriving any day by courier from Melbourne, thank you so much for the inspiring writing!
woohoo! i hope you love it every bit as much as i do!
Deletewow! just incredible. I wonder how she keeps the leaves from breaking.
ReplyDeleteI have heard that you can do it with glycerin. Never tried it myself.
DeleteHer work is very inspiring. I particularly enjoyed seeing the leaves and stones. Fabulous.
ReplyDeleteAs always thank you for sharing : )