Saturday 7 January 2012

Orientation Piece 3 (Annabel) - Looking for Japanese lettering

I'm looking for the Japanese lettering for Pine Needles. Google wasn't that helpful, so if anyone knows a reliable source I'd be very grateful!!

11 comments:

  1. Your work is looking fantastic Annabel, both in this post and the previous one.
    No idea re Japanese lettering however. Do it in English, or devise your own little pictograms!

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  2. Well that's a wonderful idea Stephanie...devising my own pictogrammes! I haven't forgotten our challenge btw about doing something understated. Obviously this one isn't, but I'm slotting the idea in and it will emerge shortly!

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  3. Pleased you are still up for the understated approach, it will be difficult in many ways leaving things out, but as I am a little slow at the moment [yours will be ready long before mine],less will be best for me!

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  4. Hi Annabel. Put, Japanese kanji pine needles, into google and it will come up with several sites. I'd link for you but I'm on iPhone as have no Internet!

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  5. I love the look of this one Annabel - the colours and patterns are amazing. Is it just to be quilted now, or is there some paint planned?

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  6. Not sure yet Hilary. I'm still looking for ways to add value!!! I think it will be a stitch only piece with maybe just a little touch of paint to make the middles sing. I've put it to one side this morning and started to pin out the cloth for another Life piece. I began with a huge piece of white fabric and have cut it down a bit as it's a bit too large to get through the machine comfortably. Still it's good to have made a start after much prevaricating and (p)faffing.

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  7. Thanks for the information Amanda - it was good of you to go to all that trouble. I'm intrigued by the kanji element though - never heard of that so will investigate.

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  8. Stephanie: Well, the brain has already decided for me on the understated thingy but it will be quite a while before the rest of me catches up!

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  9. For what it is worth Annabel - I don't think I would add much more than stitch to this ... it is already so graphic, it just doesn't need it. I think it will be stunning - can't wait to see it x

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  10. I have a spreadsheet of kanji and their meanings. I wonder if you could access it if I put it on my blog? It's an Excel program spreadsheet...dont know if you can open it as it is. Love the work you've done on this piece.

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  11. Thanks Hilary :) I'll see how it goes. Thank you Kathy; that's very good of you. I will follow your profile link and see.

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