Blog 501
Firstly I’d just like to thank all you who got in touch via
my blog or via email. It was good for me to know that you enjoy seeing my work
and it encourages me to continue posting. Thank you.
This week I pressed on and finished my turtle wall hanging because
most days were stormy and wet and not conducive to outdoor activity. It is my
intention to enter it into the Festival of Quilts ‘virtual’ competition. Here
are some pictures of the applique, plastics and general progress.
In Progress
Added Base Line
Prepared Plastics
Plastic Sun
Bin Liner Trees in Preparation
In-Situ
Preparing Coral
Constructing the Reef
Detail of Stitching 1
Detail of Stitching 2
Completed Coral
Quilting Detail 1
Quilting Detail 2
Finished and Bound
The turtle is completely surrounded by plastic so to add
drama to the image, and to represent the encroaching and all-enveloping environmental
disaster, I used grey voile along the right and left sides to create shadow.
And finally, I always find that settling on a title is the hardest
part of the quilt making process and I have mulled over all sorts of
suggestions. In the end I decided upon ‘Falling
to Pieces’ as a nod to the fragmentation of my design and as an
acknowledgement of the fragility of the environment.
It is a beautiful piece of work, and as you say indicative of the fragility of the Planet.
ReplyDeleteHiya Jane!😁
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. Feel a bit edgy now that it's finished. I need to get my teeth into something else. X
Its really lovely and the title is so apt.
ReplyDeleteI love the bin bag trees a lot of thought has gone into the finished creation.
Glad you like it Jackie and also Katie's picture! I changed the title to Turning Turtle in the end. X
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