Years of watching Star Trek on my laptop led to this screenshot on my desktop. Their expressions against the gleam of their dresses is captivating.
Check out how I transferred this inspiring image to textile! See the ongoing project.
Tag: art
Owl Cave Map
Just in time before North Bend, Washington’s real-life Twin Peaks welcome sign was vandalized, we went up to the town for a little photoshoot.
You can see progress shots of the map on Squid Fishing Fleet’s Instagram, but here some initial shots. Many of our pieces are traced and altered by elimination/addition and color choice. However, I did not have the resources to trace a large-sized map.
On 24″ x 19″ tracing paper, I drafted a grid. Using the open source program GIMP, I added a grid, to scale, on an owl cave image from the Twin Peaks Wiki. From there, I used the grid lines as a guide to draw the image, starting from the center and going out. It was incredibly relaxing. I did it while watching Blue Velvet.
Next, I used the Sublime Stitching Iron-On Transfer Pen to trace the finished drawing before transferring into heat-pressed linen. From there, it’s all stitches!
The owl cave map is a puzzle, and crazy fans love to try to piece it together. I am impressed by Gisela’s detailed post on 25 Years Later, which applies alchemy symbolism to the map imagery in order to crack the code, solve the crime.
One point I found particularly interesting was the idea that the design on the bottom right-hand side isn’t an underground monster a la IT, like what I thought, but potentially a mask one wears to protect themselves from BOB. So, not only does the Owl Cave map provide where and when an event takes place, it may provide the supplies one needs for the event.
I can’t wait to see what happens in this new season! And look out for more David Lynch-inspired embroideries!
Texture Behind Glass
I’ve never blocked an embroidery piece for finishing. Iron, yes, but even then I can’t get all the kinks out. All the handling and manipulating muslin and linen go through while being stitched adds to the feel and nuance of the completed piece. Is that logical?
Mr Spock, 2016
Engineers Who Failed
This collection recognizes the mediocrity of forgotten chief engineers in Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the series’ season one, four different chief engineers take on duty shifts and each fail to make an impression, barely helping to save the Enterprise from destruction. All pieces are on linen with DMC embroidery floss. See the full collection.
