Well, I did it! I managed to push my brain into abstraction territory and I created this tomato. It’s called Tomato Encore. I kinda love it. Partly because of the imagery, and partly because I’m proud of myself for FINALLY working loosely! Here’s a detail shot. I’m continuing to work on some loose experiments,…
As I mentioned in a recent post, I’m left-brained, meaning that I tend to be rather literal with my art. Since I want to change that I’m actively “exercising” my right brain – the creative side. I’ve been doing a variety of activities to strengthen my creative muscles. Most recently, they’ve been the ones found…
My friend, Ruth Anne, once invited a group of us to her “barn” for a messy project. This time it was dyeing. Our first project was to dye 8 different gradations of black. All with the same dye, just in different saturations/strengths. Since black dye is made up from other colors, it will sometimes separate…
You know about the left and right sides of the brain, right? The left side excels at logical thinking. Categorizing, sequencing, etc. but sees things mostly black and white. The right side is the creative side. It considers many options and sees many shades of grey. Well, I’m mostly left brained. My brain automatically sorts,…
Well, I don’t like the taste of tomatoes, but I sure do like the way they look in a quilt. Here’s Vine Ripened, complete. Some detail shots: This was a fun quilt to make. I think it would look great in a dining room. Purchase information on my website. Ellen Lindner
After placing my three tomatoes on a grey background it was time to quilt everything. I knew I wanted to use contour stitching, so I pulled out my inspiration photos for reference. I drew contour lines with a pencil first, directly onto each photo. Once I was happy with them, I went over them with a Sharpie….
Do you like to try new things? I do. Especially as they relate to art and quilting. Whether it’s a tool, a technique, or a color palette, I consider experimenting with such things to be adventures. (As a matter of fact, that’s why I call my website Adventure Quilter.) I recently discovered a new white pen….
More photos from my students’ awesome work during “Design Your Own Nature Quilt,” in St. Augustine. I know you love the see the students’ inspiration photos as well as where they take them. This was Victoria’s starting photo. She planned to really play up the blossoms. And ended up with this. This is a wonderful…
“What do key lime pie and beautiful quilts have in common?” Answer: It’s the COMBINATION of ingredients that make it work. This is just one of the concepts students learn in my “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” class. The supply list for this class includes “artistic courage.” And my St. Augustine students definitely packed theirs….
Are you getting tired of seeing my tomatoes? Don’t worry: this is the last one. This tomato, on the right, is only a partial one. Still, I’ll need to build a little extra to allow for positioning and trimming. This time I started with the lightest spots. A detail of that, with many little pieces…