Cay Denise

I took and altered a photograph of a light pole then created a journal quilt based on that photo as inspiration. This picture below is a comparison between the photo and finished piece. What do you see as strengths or weaknesses of this fabric work in comparison to the source image?

Image of fabric collage opened in Kaleidoscope Kreator: Eight kaleidoscopes created from this fabric collage: Close-up of one of the kaleidoscopes: This was so cool and easy to do!!!!

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I've just read two blog entries by jurors of a quilt show and their experience of being jurors. One of them, Virginia Spiegel , was describing her process and thoughts. Here is a brilliant excerpt from that post: " Show me [quilt theme] as I have never seen them before. Make me laugh, make me sigh, make me mad, make me curious, make me recoil, make me lust after your work. I’ ve seen generic; I’ ve seen obvious. Show me specific, show me your world, your point of view, your emotion. Use what is in your culture, your location, your space, your experience. Your artwork will be unique and it will stand out." Read this phenomenal statement over and over again, deeply ponder it and then get to work on creating with the intensity she is calling for. It is a level of creation with true and intense passion, and it is what separates mundane works from those that excel and excite! This is my goal...to strive to bring the type of passion Virginia describes above into every square ...

I've been working on a piece that incoporates leaves as the base for a couple of faces. Interestingly, the positioning of the leaves has provided the 'right' sense of light and shadow. The leaves have been sewn over with black thread to outline the face, and then parts have been painted to reveal more features. This photo shows one of the faces up close. The paints used were acrylics.