Too Much Inspiration
I’m involved in a collaborative project in which art quilters and other artists create new work based on a shared theme. My group has decided to use the garden area of a local florist as our inspiration.
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There’s certainly PLENTY to pique your interest here! Hot pink bouganvilla cascading from the pergola overhead, rusted metal lawn furniture, vivid pots that catch the light, babbling water fountains, fragrant blossoms, and of course, lush greenery.
How on earth could I narrow down all this fantastic imagery to just one (or two) impressions of the area? Any ONE would be sufficient, so what’s a girl to do?
After deciding to go with a severely edited compilation of photos, I started playing in my computer. Adding, enlarging, shrinking, flipping, and then mostly deleting. It’s still evolving.
Ellen Lindner
P.S. There are a few more photos in the Everday Beauty Album on my Facebook page. (You don’t have to have a FB account to view it.)
OMG, I would certainly have a hard time deciding what to focus on if I were participating in your group. It would be the beginning of a never ending series, I’m afraid. Have fun and I look forward to see what you do with this.
Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season!
Kathy E.
What a great place for inspiration! I will be watching your blog to see what you come up with in your art for this challenge! Looks so fun!
Yes, it IS hard to decide. I’m finding my chosen compilation a little challenging, especially since I’m trying a fairly new (to me) technique. We’ll see. The process is fun, nevertheless.
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Hi Ellen: Once again I am enjoying your posts and quilts. My favorite to pick would be the pink calla lillies. They are so stri8king with the light coming thru some of the petals.
Seemed more your style than what u picked but am sure you chose differently as a learning experience.
Thanks for sharing
Ruth
Hi Ruth, Aren’t the calla lillies gorgeous? I did consider them, but didn’t think I had the right fabrics.
But, working in a different way ended up being quite challenging! I’m glad I did, though, for the learnining experience as you said.
When something is a little off or overly difficult I try to remember that every quilt is practice for the next!