Last week, my friend Katie dragged me into a yarn store in Queen Anne. Not dragged, actually, I did go willingly. I don't knit, but I like yarn. There are so many colors. And textures. I like the "specialty yarns" that cost more than everything else. I bought a couple of them, to use in my paintings. At first I was just going to embed them, but I didn't like how that looked. You couldn't see the details of the yarn, when it was covered in wax. I pulled it out, and ta da, much better. Now I do my background, then set on the yarn. I put more wax on top and then I pull it off. The yarn has lots of little threads coming off it, so it makes a good imprint. I rub more oil stick into the cracks left behind by the yarn. Here is one of them.
As you can see I am still learning how to take photos of my work. I knew it would not be an easy task. I am a click and shoot kind of gal, for the most part. I need to find someone willing to give me some tips, or (even better?) who can do it for me (yes, I'm that lazy). I am sure there are classes for such things, as well. In the meantime, you will have to deal with a few reflections and not quite straight edges....
