Structures #13
I haven’t missed 2 days in a row blogging in quite a while. It’s a busy time of year but I’m making some excellent progress on some projects so I’m quite pleased. I’ve gotten your requests for postcards and will send you one when they are ready to mail. Thank you for the wonderful response!
Tonight I thought I’d share a picture of a quilt I started back in 2002 and completed last year.
Structures #13 ©2005 44″ x 35″ (wxh)
This quilt was designed first on paper before I worked in fabric, something that is quite rare for me. Usually I just start directly with fabric for design.
This is a portion of my sketchbook from the design of this quilt. You’ll notice the final quilt is upside down from the design. That was a result of accidentally signing it upside down. Oops! But don’t tell anyone because I think it works this way also.
I’ve designed several other pieces similar to this on paper but I’ve never created them in fabric. I always like the overlapping and elongated shape my motif takes in these pieces so I often think about revisiting this idea.
Posted by Lisa in: Abstract Contemporary Textile Art
AscenderRisesAbove said,
January 30, 2006 @ 7:56 pm
Wow - check out these crazy quilts on this page! I had no idea the work that goes into them.
Sheila Barnes said,
January 30, 2006 @ 11:41 pm
Actually, I think this piece would look good any direction. I like it a lot. The overlaps make it interesting.
Omega said,
January 31, 2006 @ 3:23 am
I really like the strong dynamic with negative spaces, and between the colour values in this construction.
Mary Manahan said,
January 31, 2006 @ 3:41 am
Lisa, I love the pale yellow worked into the background and the openings along the borders…it has a nice light, airy feeling to it.
Patty Altier said,
January 31, 2006 @ 11:31 am
This quilt reminds me of the steel girders of a building . I like the tension between the darks and light. It is very strong and powerful.
marti plager said,
January 31, 2006 @ 8:04 pm
This piece reminds me of the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian.
Frances said,
February 5, 2006 @ 1:00 pm
like Marti this reminds me of Mondrian, I like it,