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It is wonderful to welcome Judy Souliotis to this Guest Gallery.
It's been my pleasure to be a student of Judy, and I always look forward to the next time!
She has a gentle way of imparting important details of technique, and I often find myself incorporating her style and stitches into my own creations.
When I study a Judy Souliotis piece it continues to reverberate in my mind and new uses for tried and true stitches continue to evolve.
That's just the stitching part . . .
Judy's designs are incredibly interesting, challenging, stitchable and exciting to work on.
The perfect combination!
Rosalyn
Judy writes: "I have enjoyed needlework for many years both as a stitcher and as a teacher. My designs have been influenced by the three years I lived in Japan. I am also stimulated by the increasing availability of silk threads and metals from all over the world, making it possible to achieve ever more interesting effects." |
These first pieces are some of Judy's
current teaching projects:
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© "Through
the Garden Gate"
Ground Fabric: 24-count mocha congress cloth
Size: 12" x 14" or 20" x 12"
Two samplers of Japanese stone lanterns.
Judy writes: "These lanterns, placed strategically in a garden, add style
and simplicity to any Japanese home, and have become popular in
western gardens recently. Picture yourself standing in front of
a garden gate full of patterns, depicting the door and bamboo
fences.
Go thru the gate and find a sampler of stitched patterns adapted
from Japanese design elements that use filling, trellis, and couched
motifs in keeping with the style. Many of these new design patterns
will delight you. Stitched in silks and metallics, I've added
the use of flat gold for added interest." |
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© "Mating Season"
Ground Fabric: 30-count black or white Sha,
a Japanese canvas
Size: 10" x 12"
. . . a male and female duck are courting
amongst
the colorful bamboo leaves . . .
Judy writes: "This design will teach the Japanese technique of
"fuzzy effect" on a silk canvas ground. This technique includes various
methods of couching to achieve realism. It is not for the student
who has difficulty working on a smaller ground, and magnifiers
are a must. I have chosen a black ground for its effect, but students
will have the choice of doing it on white."
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Judy has a number of beautiful kits for sale,
and this piece below is one of them -
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© "Day into Night"
Ground Fabric: (1) white congress cloth,
(1) black congress cloth
Size: 7.5" x 9"
Judy writes: "Start off with a bright sunny day as the sun shines with the rays of gold and beads. As night falls the moon and stars glisten.
This design is to be stitched with two different colored canvases.
The feminine smile of the sun in reds, oranges and gold sparkles with the use of a variety of stitches. Does the moon kiss the sun as it passes by? . . .
The black canvas with bands of stitches and beads depicts night.
You will explore ways of binding the edge so the moon may be cut out and laid over the setting sun." |
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This is one of Judy's
pieces with instructions only -
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© "Kabuki Dancer"
See too, Louise Hashimoto's stitching of Judy's "Kabuki Dancer"
See Rosalyn's stitching of Judy's "Samurai Warrior"
See too, Victoria Nessel's stitching of Judy's "Ocean Waves"
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JUDY SOULIOTIS
