Friday, October 20, 2006

Latest work

This past weekend I went to a 2.5 day quilt retreat held at the Interlaken Inn in Ct. It was great fun seeing my friends who are crazy like me. I noticed that I was one of 3 ladies who is
into quilt art vs traditional work. This has been my graduation of sorts. Below are two pieces that were pushed ahead. Fish Tales..... is for the Tiny Treasures which is another challenge. This time I worked at using beads to embellish my work along with some free motion stitching and applique. This piece was an extension of the previous birthday card. I have another one in my head with another fabric which is even more interesting as fish scales. Maybe this time I can try sheers which I saw on the fabulous web site of Rosemary Claus Gray.
The second piece Dandeneaus Garden has had a little more work and closer to its end. The sun rays thru the clouds still need help. Maybe some sequins or hand stitching of metallic thread will help. Any ideas will be appreciated. This week I have to work on October's journal quilt.
I am working full time now and finding quiet time to work is harder.
See ya.
Jeanne

Fish Tales.......

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Dandeneau's Fields


This has had some improvement over the weekend. The light rays over the house and field are not as evident in this picture as I would have hoped. My husband believes that I should add a few more trees in the dip of the right side. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Posted by Picasa

Saturday, October 07, 2006

New idea

This idea comes from an exhibit at a craft show in Rhinebeck NY held last week. The artist told me the idea could be used again with different artistic themes/scenes. He is a retired art teacher who sells his small acrylic paintings at various craft shows. The exhibit is built of two wood rails (painted black) that have a groove (on top and bottom) to allow slats to slide along. Each slat (4" x 10") is canvasboard that has been been painted (acrylic paint) each in a different color scheme of a city scape. He had prepared enough slats so it measured 2ft across. You can interchange the slats by sliding them along the board -- one in front of the other. These scenarios can be changed for the fall or the summer or the spring or fall. You could prepare slats with mountain scenes or sea scapes showing sunrise or sunset. My thought was fish swimming by in a window pane. As they swim by they change color. This example was my first attempt and it really is a birthday card for my neighbor. It measures 4" x 8" and fits a legal envelope. You could mail out your own birthday card to family or friends. Of course it is made of fabric. So what do you think of my "Fish Card"? There are so many possiblities to this idea. The whole rack of slats could be set up on a mantel or a shelf in the living room. I do have another fish piece in the works right now for another challenge which is asking for a work 10" square. When I do these the hard part is the background.

Birthday card

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