http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(mythology)
This was one of the first sites I found when I started researching. The symbolism for rebirth and renewal is something that I find fascinating, reflecting as it does my own artistic change from traditional to contemporary, and from set ways of working to being much more open in my attitudes to different approaches to art and craft. Bookmarks - I have collected them for some time, being an avid reader, mostly they are card rectangles; after finding some online websites for bookmarks exhibitions such as
http://www.miragebookmark.ch/be_0_exhibition.htm
I started experimenting - letting out my Inner Phoenix - and produced this:
Hand Made Silk Paper with Bouganvillea bracts and running stitch in silk floss |
Hand Dyed Silk and Organza strips, running stitch in silk floss |