One More Time
In my last post, I showed you my quilt, Ripening, which was inspired by a photo. Here it is again:
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I was very happy with this quilt, so when I needed a small one for a SAQA exhibit, I decided to loosely copy it, and Ripening II was created.
I realized too late that this actually looked better than the finished product. (Too late because I had fused those TINY little berry circles.) Darn it! Well, I immediately knew I wanted to work with this idea again. But, maybe fewer twigs and berries the next time.
So, I started on the next rendition. See the in-progress photo below. (Since the berries are made from sheer fabrics, you can still see the twig shapes.)
And here’s the finished quilt, Rhapsody in Blue Berries, which I’m very pleased with.
It’s interesting how an idea evolves, isn’t it?
I’ve often heard it said that artists develop more when working in series. I don’t have enough experience with series to agree or disagree, (since I’m usually too impatient to work that way.) But, I can certainly see the value in allowing one thing to lead to another.
Have you ever worked in series, or allowed one project to influence another?
Ellen Lindner
P.S. Design note: look at how much the addition of a contrasting value (black) helped that last piece. Value always DEFINES the composition.
It’s amazing how working in a series allows you to play ove and over, again. You can keep using the same techniques but changing the colors and textures ever so slightly and you have a brand new unique piece.
Yes, I agree. I think I’d like to do more of this.