The Textile Cuisine

Fancy a fish dish? You're welcome: The idea for fisherman's kitchen portrait arose long ago. It was percolating slowly on the back burner and now the time has come to express it in fabrics. I wanted it rather dark, in tones of browns and blues. Hand dyed antique linen and lace (aka fishing net) were the starting point setting the mood for the whole piece. Smoked fish and the basket of fishes were the obvious choices as well as the big pot with fish soup. I wasn't sure what window view I want but the scraps just lined up for the big sky and the sea. So what to put on the table? At first I wanted simple silver plates but the addition of fishes turned it into splendind feast. That's how we ended up on the fine dining in this humble fisherman's kitchen. I love making kitchen portraits. In the next post will show you more of them, the ones created through the time I was absent here. But of course I had to share my newest baby first, right? Bon appetit!

If you remember my old carrots you are not surprised that when I saw THIS picture I had an iinstant idea for a quilt: Jeżeli pamiętacie jeszcze moje marchewki , to nie zdziwi Was, że patrząc na TO zdjęcie od razu miałam pomysł na quilt: Well, it's rather a quiltlet but anyway :) No, raczej quiltcik, ale jednak :) Despite the fact that winter is still here, I'm longing for spring food. Mimo, że ciągle jeszcze mamy zimę, bardzo tęsknię już za wiosennym jedzeniem. That's why I find playing with roots in textiles so fulfilling :) Dlatego chętnie bawię się korzonkami w tkaninie :) It was really funny to make this humble parsley on rich, silk jacquard. Again - it's very difficult to photograph. The piece is pretty long and the silk is shinning like a crazy. Bardzo spodobał mi się pomysł umieszczenia skromnej pitruszki na bogatym, jedwabnym żakardzie. I znowu - trudno zrobić temu dobre zdjęcie. Pietrucha jest raczej długa, a jedwab błyszczy się jak s

Do you remember THIS OLD POST ? Pamiętacie TEN STARY WPIS ? I was reminded of it while working on some funny Valentine's hearts. Ja sobie przypomniałam o nim w trakcie wymyślania zabawnych Walentynkowych serduszek. So I added some binding and ... voila! My beet in full glory: Niewiele myśląc dodałam wykończenie i... voila! Buraczek w pełnej krasie: And to keep this beety mood a bit longer I made a small apron as a funky wall pocket. Yes, the beginning of a new year puts me in cleaning/organizing mode :) I w takim buraczanym klimacie uszyłam jeszcze kieszonkę na ścianę w formie małego fartuszka. Tak, początek roku to dla mnie czas porządków i reorganizacji :)