parament

Yesterday, the latest commissioned church parament was dedicated at First Baptist Church in Amherst, N.S. This piece was finished several months ago, and I have shown snippets here and there during construction; now I can share the entire piece.

Commissioned by the Lusby family in memory of their parents, this piece is for display during funeral services. From discussions with both church and family, it was decided that a sunset would be an appropriate background. My feeling was that the piece needed to be very, very simple, and calming, so I was conscious not to busy-it-up. To this end ...

added by Karen 1 year, 10 months ago. under antependium , free motion machine embroidery , funeral parament , parament , thread painting

Last December, I was asked to make a Remembrance Day parament for First Baptist Church in Amherst. This beautiful church is located downtown right next to the cenotaph and hosts the indoor part of the Remembrance Day service each year, right after the wreath laying.

I accepted the commission without hesitation as, having done hangings for this church previously, I felt comfortable with the task, plus I had almost a whole year in which to work. I started work on the project right after the new year began to ensure it would be done in lots of time. Ha!

The ...

added by Karen 3 years, 5 months ago. under antipendium , aurifil 12 weight , aurifil thread , island batik , parament , remembrance day

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