Author: Kelly Darke
Chet
wondrous – mystical – intuitive – insightful Creating this portrait brought me so much joy. Looking at the beautiful, joyful expression each day made me smile. I like to think that every stitch I make is filled with the positive energy that I’m feeling while creating – that each stitch has some power to uplift…
Seeing the Process
This piece began in the spring of 2019 on a large piece of cotton that I had dyed with pink. Initially, the fabric had some white seed stitches on it and I had planned on filling the entire piece of fabric with white seed stitches. That got boring after a while so I picked it…
Mother and Daughter
I love creating embroidered portraits! My friend Kaira has been inspiring me ever since we met online – we haven’t even met in person yet! She’s creative, supportive, and so caring – I’m so glad we met even if I can’t remember exactly how… anyone who says people you meet online aren’t really friends is…
Hazel Eye (with reflection)
My amazing step daughter took a great picture of my eye while we were at the Canton Liberty Fest a few years ago. I remember her saying, “your eye is like a rainbow!” because of all the colors that show up – my eyes are hazel and when you look up close you can see…
A Boy and his Cat
I took a photo of my son napping on the couch with his cat a few years ago. It is such a sweet image – we rescued this cat from the group of stray kittens in our yard. These two were instantly friends and remain close after seven years. I remember watching him sleeping there…
Self Portrait
I noticed during the process of creating this that my feelings towards the image (and myself) shifted a bit. At first I didn’t like this picture of me at all – I took this after just waking up and taking the dog out in the cold so I had my hood up – my hair…