Peak of Autumn; Marlow, NH

I have wonderful memories of the day I took the photo for this piece. My sister and I spent that gorgeous, October 1st autumn day driving around, enjoying the fall color, and taking pictures in the area surrounding where our family lived in New Hampshire. I transferred the image to fabric shortly afterwards, but then it sat in my stash for 6 years, just waiting for inspiration. My first SAQA Trunk show was it!

The construction process started with transferring a digital mock-up of the oval pattern to the backside of the print. The ovals were cut, layered with copper-look mesh, then fused to fleece and the backing added. Each shape was top stitched through all of the layers. The center area was thread painted first, then the birch trees and the foreground foliage were added. The center oval border was made from hand- twisted rayon thread and hand sewn in place. Hopefully you will get the chance to enjoy this piece in person, because the copper mesh glow eluded digital media capture.