Oh yes (or should that be Mais oui!), the challenge on the Gothic Arches site this week is Paris!! Oh la la, what a treat. I first visited Paris while still in secondary school (I lived in The Netherlands at the time so it was just down the road!) and have continued to visit it over the years. Even worked there for awhile (for a British courier company).
I already had a background from one of my fabric/paper collages which included a vintage map of Paris as well as vintage French text.
To this I added a vellum image of a gothic church entrance as well as a gargoyle. A Parisienne with that certain je ne sais quoi that all French women seem to possess was stitched on, and the text Regardez-la, which roughly translates as "Look at her!". All images are from Lost Art Creations. A fleur-de-lys charm (also from LAC) formed the finishing touch. The arch was zigzag stitched onto a watercolour backing with variegated thread which picks up on the colours in the arch.
And no, just in case you're wondering, I did not make this one today. It was made for a swap but due to the fact that there were less participants than anticipated I did not need to send this one away so it was languishing in my folder waiting for the right moment. Which arrived thanks to Keron. Merci beaucoup!!
35 comments:
Wow wonderful arch. Great details. Love it.
beautiful arch!
this is great!! love all the details!!
Wat een schitterende arch.
Frieda another gorgeous arch!!!! I knew when I saw Paris you would do it justice. Gorgeoous!!!
Debby
Your art piece is very stunning..beautifully created!
Absolutly fabulous arch, well done.
Fantastic! LOVE the stitching on this amazing arch!
That's a real 'Parisienne'!
Oh this is tres chique!
It even has Monet-like tones in the background!
A beautiful arch
Beautiful arch! great details.
Wow, wonderful ! Love the sewing !
Absolutely stunning!
as always I adore your attention to detail and embellishments. gorgeous arch!
great stuff frieda
x Keron
lovely xx
Stunning Frieda, such a lot to see in the background!
JudyNZ
Frieda, this is so beautiful.
Gorgeous! So many lovely and terrific details, when I clicked on your image for a closer look! Outstanding!!
How beautiful!
This is just gorgeous!
Very great collage !!
As always, your arch is gorgeous!
Another gorgeous quilted arch!! I love the golden glow around the image of the lady!
elle est vraiment merveilleuse !
bravo !
great collage . Like the ballance of dark and light ares takes your eye around your arch Clever work
Love the way you have used dark and light to draw the eye around your arch great collage piece
Your arch is beautiful, so happy that I own one of yours.
Your arch looks fantastic, really a fab background and a great image.
This is wonderful! Love the stitching! Marva
cette arche est vraimenbt magnifique !
What wonderful details in your arch. Very nice!
Great arch!!! Great colors and I love the images!
Wow this is wonderful!
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