kumo temari: an art of balance

Sunday, April 29, 2012

an art of balance

What I dream of is an art of balance.
— Henri Matisse (1869–1954)

Like nos. 95 & 96, I wanted to do another "individual" herringbone stitch design. I think of these as "spirograph" designs, though this one is less so than 95 and 96, I believe because if how I divided the colors as well as fewer divisions.

Thread wrap in gray-brown; S16 division, guidelines removed after stitching; embroidery in 8 shades of silver-browns and moss greens. The quote above by Matisse is in the bell box along with 23 brass rings. Circumference: 9.875 inches / 25 cm; diameter: 3.14 inches / 7.95 cm. Completed 28 April 2012 (no. 116).

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temari diagram

The temari is traditionally referred to in terms relating to the globe. Thus, the top and bottom are poles (north and south), and the horizontal circumference around the center is the equator (marked in red; it's called the obi, which is the sash around a kimono). The vertical gray lines represent the division lines that are marked with thread on the temari before stitching. This is a "simple 8" division (S8), resulting in eight equal "wedges," as if slicing an apple from top to bottom (wedges is not an official term, but it gets the idea across). Divisions include simple (S) and combination (C) — S4, S6, S8, S10, S12, and S16; C6, C8, and C10.