“A diary offers us a place to express our feelings without judgment or worry. But feelings don’t always have to be expressed in words. I began keeping a diary that incorporated hand stitching and textiles about three years ago. As a lover of hand stitching, I find the connection between needle and thread and the…
I have been striving to combine my love of creating with fiber, polymer clay and jewelry. This is one of a series of couture jewelry sets I have been creating. I started by creating a pattern for the shape of the bib necklace and cutting it out with medium weight stabilizer and two fabrics pieces;…
A mixed-media stitched Trapunto sampler inspired by the Japonaiserie style that captures Koi fish and water lilies. The mixture of media include an original ink pointillism drawing on cotton, embroidery, bead work, Trapunto quilting and silver wire embellishments of the Koi. Finished size: 215mm x 410mm. My name is Cherry Barlowe (aka Qershi), I was…
I created this piece in response to feeling creatively blocked after graduating college. I used pieces from an old book titled The Sewing Machine as a Creative Tool. I covered the pieces in white paint and charcoal; I burned the edges and then decoratively stitched around the burns.Finally I encausted each page to further cover…
Full title of this work is: Each Leaf A Universe, Each Night a Dream. All hand-stitched over acrylic paint on handmade paper. Work measures approximately 15 x 11" unframed.
Bloodlines is a hand-stitched, mixed media work on handmade paper, measuring approximately 19 x 15" unframed. Hanstitched over various layers of acrylic paint.
This mixed media collage is comprised of photo transfers for the doors, painted elements, hand stitched elements, stamped images, pieces of a Chinese newspaper and a key. It is symbolic for choices that we must make along life's journey.
