Lesley Fountain Studio

I have been in a very long dry period when it comes to painting.  About 2 years, in fact.  After I shut my studio doors in anticipation of the building being condemned and torn down  (so far it has only been condemned and set on fire)  I packed up the entire contents of said studio and brought them home, stuffing paintings and materials into various closets, nooks and crannies.  After my kid left home I co-opted her old bedroom as a studio of sorts, but most days I felt too melancholy being in there to have any creative urge sparked.  I was on empty.  Then about half a year into our Covid reality something sparked a tiny little creative flame.  An article on mending techniques that I shared online resulted in a friend mentioning a slow stitching group on social media.  I joined it and wholeheartedly embraced slow stitching for the next 6 months or so, finding it both mindful and blissfully soothing.  ( See my previous post o...

I began my slow stitch stories during the early days of the Covid. An artist by trade, I found myself with a severe case of painter's block beginning in early 2020, and turned to the ancient art of slow stitching to help calm and soothe my nerves.  The act of making small stitches on the various fabrics I found in rag bags and closets in my home was like meditation.  I began by making embroidered fabric pieces of approximately 5" x 5" that I call "slow stitch stories" all of which can be found on my Instagram account SlowStitchStories -  https://www.instagram.com/slowstitchstories/ Here are three slow stitch stories that chronicle my time nesting at home throughout the winter and my wish to reconnect with friends that I was missing: Home Safe and Sound   The Path To My Door   Until Our Paths Cross Again I then began creating brooches and talismans with the same recycled fabrics, also sourcing materials from India and Africa - recycled sari silk waste mat...