Just the facts, ma'am

This line is from "Dragnet", an American sitcom from the early 60's, where the police have to ask questions and the women habitually go into too much detail.......heh, heh.( I  have never liked being referred to as "ma'am", but since I gave away that I knew lines from tv shows from the sixties, my guess is that you will know I am old enough to be called, "ma'am" especially by some real cute young men.....pooh. )

When I was trying to think of a title, I thought of all the little things I want to talk about, but the biggest circle, covering it all, is: "'how much detail?" 

Most of my favorite embroiderers are hugely detailists.  Spiritcloth, Mairuru, Gerdiary

, Hens Teeth, RuthRae, just to name a few......

  

The above picture at this point is" "just the facts," .These are two small collages in progress. They measure 3" high by 10" wide. Unfortunately, when I finished them, they did not fit into those frames, I lost too much detail---so, I will have to come up with another idea for them.....

The top picture shows the new trees I am attempting to embroider. The bottom picture shows the step before embroidering the trees.

 

Click on the image to get a bigger picture to see what details I am speaking about. I embroidered the path in front of two cottages. I made a little fencing around the small cottage. I embroidered the one word "peace". To embroider on the houses is always a question---sometimes, I just need to introduce another color on them, and that is a good way to do it. I liked laying the tree branches over the sun, and thinking ahead, if I did a night scene, that would look pretty cool over a full moon.

My question is: How much detail is appreciated on such a small piece? I seem to keep wanting to add detail until it says what I need it to say.....but, then, I couldn't let it speak for itself, I had to add the word "peace".  *sigh*

Well, I have a few more ideas to show you later.

Comments

[Coloradolady]

I love the details...and I am sorta of a more is more type of girl...not so much less is more for me...I appreciate all the details, really makes a difference in my way of thinking...

[Debbie St.Germain]

I love all the little details you add, it is what makes the piece.
I tend to start with one idea and keep adding until I decide, enough is enough;)

Debbie