The other night before falling asleep, my mind was busy trying to come up with the next topic to write about in these newsletters. I have an entire list of ideas to draw from, yet somehow none of them intrigued me enough to write about in the here and now. As is often the case, the answer came to me in my dreams. Rose-stained thread dreams to be precise. When I awakened in the morning, I realized I haven’t mentioned anything about my artwork in these newsletters.
My background is in art and design, and while writing is my main passion, I long ago determined there are many ways to tell a story. Sometimes I type the words on my laptop, other times I scribble the words in a notebook, and occasionally I even stitch stories together with needle and thread.
I think of the artwork I create as “rose-stained poetry.” Each one is a magic spell, infused with love. I create more traditional embroidered scenes — such as of swans in a lake surrounded by roses, a magical hare dreaming amongst the poppies under the light of the moon, or a mermaid casting her magic under the sea — but I also stitch magic words in the form of poetry onto clothing. These items are magic spells you can wear on your body — wearable art, wearable spell. I’ve also started embroidering some of my poems onto fabric — poetry as framed art.
A few images of my art can be found below. I am open to commissions and can custom make a poem just for you (one of the framed, embroidered poems), or a wearable spell, such as my vintage slip gowns stitched with love poems.
Rose-stained poetry is the name of my little online gallery because I started out by writing the poems in pink ink before stitching over the words in thread. But the name also refers to the idea that the love I pour into each piece somehow leaves invisible stains. Each piece is full of love and magic.
To commission a piece, you can reply to this email, or follow my Instagram page @rosestainedpoetry and contact me there. I am always happy to work with you on creating the artwork/spell/framed poem you are dreaming of.
The artwork is beautiful with the magical vibrations flowing from each one easy to feel and tune into.