This work was inspired by a vintage child’s dress belonging to my daughter which reminds me of dresses I had when I was a child.I have been working on this piece for quite some time as most of the work is stitched with tiny straight stitches over most of the painting. The painting is on un-stretched canvas and the stitching has changed the texture of the canvas almost looking as if it has been woven,which I find quite interesting.I also find the back very interesting which has left me with a dilemma of how to display the work. When I first set out to do the piece I thought of having it framed so I can hang it on the wall with the paintings, but now I am not sure because I think I might want both sides to be seen especially because I think the title might be’two sides to every story’,so I might have to think of somehow sandwiching the work between two pieces of Perspex and making a stand so that it can be viewed on both sides.
