Black on black

I'm now heavily stitching my exhibition piece called "Brexit - the first lie" for a forthcoming exhibition called "The lie of the land".

It's especially hard to embroider this piece for two reasons: firstly, it's a dark, gloomy day and also stitching through rusted fabric is tough.

In these stitches I have referenced the cracks and splits which so fascinate me in real life. I find cracks, joins and corners so interesting and I find that I draw them over and over again.

The fabric base for this piece has been distressed to show a disintegrating society and I've added splits which have been papered over - with stitch references to the "X" on the ballot box.

Other areas have been highlighted with paint and rust effects and these are representative of the maps shown on election night of the various electoral boundaries.

I have overlaid stitching suggesting cracks and also pressure points, but as these are black stitches on a black background they are not immediately obvious. They are intended to provide texture and interest to the whole piece.

I still have a large area to cover and hopefully the light levels will improve as the week progresses.

Done