The Pine Series, Fractured Roosters, and Mother Goose

I'm packing my vehicle with my art quilts to take to the RAC in Columbus, MS.

We plan to hang my fiber art exhibit this afternoon.

I just recently finished this piece, "Winter Forest" that measures 56"X71". I had originally thought to make it a quick and easy throw but when I got to the quilting part, it turned into an art quilt. See the beginning stages of it HERE.

Detail

Inspiration for this piece came from my "Pine Tree" series.

The Lone Pine

Holiday Pine

Holiday Pines

Emerald Pine

I made this "Fractured Rooster" piece in a class with Marilyn Rose. You can read about it HERE.

 Then I decided to make a depiction of part of that quilt.

"Fractured Rooster II" measures 10"X8" and is mounted on black mat board.

 In honor of Mother Goose's 30th year at the library, the Friends of the Library has declared 2016 the "Year of the Goose," and the RAC wanted to celebrate, too!

Here is my piece to honor "Mother Goose." It measures 8"X10" and is mounted on black mat board.

Corn for Heritage Bible School

Life ...

Paul reads to Kirby, Stacy, and Ashton.

Our church put up corn for Heritage Bible School.

It didn't take long to husk 20 bushels.

Many people showed up to help clean and silk the corn.

Ready for the cooker.

Cooking

Cooling

Cutting it off the cob.

Scraping out tubs of cut corn to be ...

... bagged in gallon bags.

And then of course, we could eat all we wanted.

  

Originals and Depictions

I'm trying to get an inventory sheet ready to submit to the Rosenzweig Art Center for my upcoming exhibit. In the mean time, here are a few of my pieces that will be on display.

My original "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel" quilt measures 53"X53."

And here I have made a depiction of that quilt using a filter at DreamScope.com. I edited the piece and printed it out on cotton fabric. It only measures 7.5" X 7.5" and is heavily quilted, faced, labeled, and mounted on black mat board.

I also took one Mother's oil paintings that she painted as a wedding gift in 1963 for Uncle Edgar and Aunt Evelyn and ...

... made a depiction of that painting. (Used by permission) This one, called "Serene Lake" measures 10"X7" and is also heavily quilted, faced, labeled, and mounted on black mat board.

   

Vreni Makes a Gridded Quilt

A while back I posted a tutorial on how I make my "grid" quilts. I was pleased when Vreni from Switzerland shared a picture of her creation, "A Blackbird's Delight" with me. I think she did a marvelous job; and to think she is giving it away in a 'quilt swap.'

The Virtual QuiltOut

I have been following The Virtual Paintout for some time now. I keep thinking that it would be fun to participate in the paintout using fiber as my "paint." Each month there is a different place to explore on Google Street View.

Napa Valley in California was chosen for June of 2016. I explored many places and finally settled on Castello di Amorosa. Here's the link for my street view. https://goo.gl/maps/Q7VGELRB5yB2 

Using DreamScope.com I used the 'watercolor' filter to paint my fabric by sending it through the printer. Then I layered the top, batting, and backing together and quilted it +/- 1/8" with Superior Thread. It's faced, labeled and mounted on black mat board.

Castello di Amorosa -- Watercolor
$75.00

This is the same picture, only I zoomed in for a closer shot and used the 'angle hair' filter in DreamScope to 'paint' my fabric and then free motion quilted it.

Castello di Amorosa -- Angel Hair
$75.00 Sold