Last weekend, and only because I was asked, I attempted to describe my process of embroidering into watercolor paintings to the white-haired proprietress of a local needlepoint store.
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| Honeycomb Rings, 2013. |
She just blinked at me, behind a thinly disguised veil of mistrust, and said,"I don't understand."
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| WIP: Chain Stitch Stones. |
Because I'm an idiot, I kept trying to explain what I planned to use the lush wool threads I was purchasing. I even showed her photos of my work on my phone. As if that would help.
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| Measures 8 x 8 inches, plus matte and frame. |
Hand over her mouth, she replied in a lavishly dramatic whisper, "I still don't understand."
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| Detail, Honeycomb Rings, 2013. |
As if it was my problem and I had to solve it.