Enjoy this horn rich, bass forward, guitar sparkled, accordion laced instrumental with a sweet celebratory and exultant feel.
Guitar: Gary “GDub” Wium
Bass: Paul Olguin
Drums: Ian Luke
Trumpet & Fluegelhorn: Mark Nemoyten
Trombone: Ned Stone
Tuba: Johny Blood
and yours madly on Accordion
Music: M. Martin / ©Squeezin’ Diva Music / BMI
Released on the Winter Solstice 2024
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About that Embroidery
File under “Wonders”
I embroidered this for a gift for a friend in the mid 1970s. I had forgotten about it until the man’s daughter wrote to me after he had died about 15 years ago. He had kept the piece all those years moving from Marin County, California to Kauai, Hawaii. In a super sweet gesture, she sent it back to me. A flash from the past for real.
I had never finished it completely, probably running out of time before I needed to present it. So onto my “to do” list it went.
The first task of refreshing the piece entailed opening up the frame, removing the piece and hand washing it – it needed it. Amazingly, the DMC brand Pearl Cotton threads washed up as bright as new.
Next, I had to fill in the spaces to complete the design. It had been decades since I embroidered anything but some skills just don’t fade. The majority of the stitches are “french knots” which are labor intensive and use a LOT of thread. Whatever possessed me to fill a 10″ circle with french knots is a wonder unto itself.
The frame was dinged and whatever gold leaf had corroded – humidity in Hawaii is a thing. I opted for buying a slightly larger frame so the new, now completed border stitches would have some space around them. I then sewed a loose running stitch on the outer edges of the fabric and pulled it to gather up the excess as I stretched it over a stiff paper board and placed the piece back into the frame. I didn’t use glass (there are differing opinions in needlework circles about covering embroidery). It came out nicely.
The sentiment that “Wonders Never Cease” is one I’ve had all my life. This piece of art making its way back to me definitely affirms that.
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