Samples Exploring Contrasts

I've made three small, hand stitched textile samples in recent weeks, looking at contrasts, in colour and texture:

• warm and cool colours in the blue and red sample;
• triadic colour contrasts and the effect of proportions of colours used in the orange, purple and green piece; and
• contrasting textures in the monochromatic white/cream sample.
  

I have no real object in mind when creating samples like this, but it can lead to ideas for colour palettes to use in future work, or juxtapositions of materials that are interesting.

If mounted nicely, they make interesting small abstract artworks in their own right, or small pieces can be sewn to a card blank to make a special greetings card.