More Textures

Paul and I had a date this evening at the "Top of the East"at the Eastland Hotel with a lovely sunset and sweeping views of Portland and Casco Bay. 

Spectacular fall color along our walk....Portland is a beautiful city! 

                                                                              

In an attempt to use a variety of media....and the desire for still more textures I spent some time today working with wool.  Here's my first wool stack. 

I started by attaching vertical strips to fusible stabilizer to create the focal stripe stack.

 

Before top stitching I added fuzzy yarns in between the strips...again to add texture and to fill in the gap.

 

I used the same technique for the rest of the piece...cutting...fusing...stitching...trimming.

 

I picked up three of these 6 1/2 x 12 1/2 "Fine Wine" signs at a resale shop for a few dollars years ago and I finally have a use for them.  They are the perfect nest for the wool and the dark green weathered wood makes a nice frame.  I glued the piece in with gel medium.  I hope to make more.