Ti Plants: From Inspiration to Completion

Posted on April 30, 2011, 7:21 pm, by ellen, under Uncategorized.

My latest quilt, High Ti, is now complete and I’m quite happy with it.

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Detail view:

If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I tried to work very loosely on this piece.  I looked at the photo for inspiration only and then put it away.  Now, you can see where it all began.

This is what the ti plants looked like, with the lighting from the front.  Normally, all the leaves would be pink, but many were damaged by a freeze and had turned an orange-tan, instead.  Rather disappointing.

 

However, when I looked the other direction, I saw ti plants that were back-lit and they looked like this.  Wow!  Suddenly those burnt leaves were an asset.

Kinda amazing, huh?

I had trouble naming this piece, but you blog readers came to my rescue.  Since Ti is pronounced tee, I got many suggestions that were plays on the word tea, something I hadn’t thought of.  And one reader suggested that the ti plants seemed to be under the influence of drugs, due to their bright colors.  Thus, the title High Ti.  Thanks for the great suggestions, everyone!

Ellen Lindner
P.S.  See more of my quilts on my web site’s gallery page.

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8 Comments

  1. Roxane Lessa says:
    May 2, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    I love this one, particularly how you quilted the border. The colors are great!

  2. ellen says:
    May 2, 2011 at 11:01 pm

    Thanks, Roxane. I was happy with the border (although it was rather tedious to quilt.)

  3. Cindy Michaud says:
    May 6, 2011 at 7:33 am

    absolutely beautiful…we use the word ‘loose” to describe painting so it is fun to see you employ it in fabric work. Colors are sensational.

  4. ellen says:
    May 6, 2011 at 12:20 pm

    Thanks, Cindy!

  5. Marieliz says:
    October 27, 2013 at 12:42 am

    I just want to say,YOU ARE AMAZING! Im one of andrews friends by the way lol. Im in love with your art. I pray that God continues to bless you and grow in your talents. xoxo

  6. ellen says:
    October 27, 2013 at 1:42 am

    Thanks, Marieliz! I really appreciate your comments.

  7. Sharon Buck says:
    April 4, 2014 at 10:46 am

    Hi,
    I love this piece! I have the same “inspiration” from my ti plants in Okeechobee. Probably the same frost got them! I may have to quilt them into something. You did a magnificent job… and I love all your work!
    Sharon

  8. ellen says:
    April 5, 2014 at 9:47 pm

    Hi Sharon,

    Thanks for your compliments! I really enjoy working with ti plants, crotons, and other colorful tropical plants. You can see another ti plant piece, including the inspiration photo at

    http://www.adventurequilter.com/e-Learning/Articles/Fabric_Collage_1.html

    You might need to cut and paste that address.

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