Hardware and Tools

 Several years ago the New Image group had a Hardware show. 

 At that time I started drawing (with colored pencils) many of the 

old tools I found around our home as seen in this sketchbook.

After the drawings I embroidered each tool, life size.

 This is Timeless Tools created for that Hardware show. 

The hands in the center panel I consider the original tools.

Total size of the 3 panels is 15 by 65 inches.

 This detail shows that the embroidered tools are 

appliqued to two layers of window screening 

with HARDWARE written on the bottom layer.

 I recently found an old photo of some tools hanging in our garage. 

I have started embroidering many of them in a 

smaller size than the originals.

I will rearrange them on some kind of a shelf or hanging device. 

These will include a few tools I hadn't used before as well as 

odd images that will not necessarily belong. 

So this is the beginning of a new hardware piece.