I’m really happy with my latest quilt, Indian River Fruit. With the exception of one piece, I hand dyed all of these fabrics. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve found it somewhat challenging to use these high-contrast fabrics together. This time, though, I think I hit the sweet spot. I love the contrast between the large circles,…
On Friday, April 30th, I’ll be participating in a virtual art reception and talking about the piece above, Melting Pot. The occasion is the opening of “Floridian Flavors” at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, in Tarpon Springs, FL. Pieces in the exhibit are all fiber, made by the Florida artists of Studio Art Quilt Associates,…
My latest quilt has been coming together nicely, even though the fabrics are a little bit diverse. The colors, patterns, and values of the fabrics have dictated what looks good where and the fabric sizes have determined what will actually fit where. Things evolved on the design wall as I folded and auditioned fabrics in…
Lately, I’ve been really concentrating on using a “variety of scale” in the patterns and compositions I’ve been using. First, in a collage course I took with Jane Davies. After making and cropping small collages she directed us to add details with markers. (I never asked for her feedback on these, so they’re MY interpretation …
I’ve finally done it: I’ve cut into some of my favorite fabrics. This is where it all started. I wondered if I could successfully use some/all of these hand-dyed fabrics together. The one with the large orange circles is my favorites. Because of it’s scale I knew it would have to be used very purposefully….
After making small collages our online instructor, Jane Davies, asked us to visually crop them and to pay attention to negative space. Well, I’m sort of “known” for cropping things, so I was right in my comfort zone! Before: After: As expected, everything looked better when cropped. There were several reasons for this: – Due…
You can’t work with a bunch of pieces of colored paper without seeing some design possibilities! As part of my online class with Jane Davies, I was arranging, and rearranging, and rearranging again a wide array of colors and shapes. Our first assignment was to make a largish collage with multiple pieces. Mine missed the…
I’m currently enrolled in a mini-collage class with Jane Davies. For week one, she had us paint A LOT of swatches. Surprisingly, I didn’t need to buy any paint. I guess I’ve done more of this over the years than I realized. I’m pretty good at mixing colors, but I still gets streaks sometimes. Jane…
Finished! I’m very happy with it. See size and pricing info. Have you ever abstracted something like this? I like the effect. What do you think? Ellen Lindner
After studying my photo of a Christmas cactus, I decided to try abstracting it with one repeated shape. Maybe something like these “spike” shapes. Yes, I thought they worked well. My original idea was to fill the entire space with this shape, just changing the color for background grass, brick, etc. But, when I tried…