South African Impressions – A Name
Textile Paintings in South African Impressions Project
A Name
I’ve been pondering what I will name the series of textile paintings that I’m doing for the South African Impressions project for months. I’ve wanted a name that captured my feelings about my month long vacation in South Africa but also captured my thoughts about the country.
The word that finally came to me as appropriate is Dream.
The overwhelming feeling that struck me about South Africa was the spirit of the country. Yes, there are some serious challenges ahead, but the what I mostly felt was hope and opportunity. It appeared to me the people in South Africa are dreaming about a future while also healing from a difficult past.
On a more personal level, the trip to South Africa was a dream come true to be able to travel for a month and enjoy the people, cultures and landscapes of South Africa. And it was more than that, when I think back on my trip I think about my future and the amazing things that I can plan and do next.
So each of the 30+ textile paintings in this series will be named Dream #__.
Progress
I’m making steady progress on the work and by the end of today I will have the stitching done. Tomorrow I’ll paint the stretched canvases and start mounting the little textiles to the canvas. Saturday will be photography and website update day.
Above is the last grouping of little quilts that I’m stitching. I love them all grouped together.
Posted by Lisa in: Abstract Contemporary Textile Art
Tagged: art quilts, dream, south african impressions, Textile Paintings
Lisa these are beautiful in their own right, but I also love seeing them all together!
I love seeing all of these pieces coming together. Very exciting. I’m especially fond of the vertical lines. The colors are wonderful.
I love the little landscapes with the vertical lines! Dream is a great name for the series.
Beautiful expressive name. We South Africans are dreaming of a home for everybody. May it not only be a dream!