It occurred to me that if I can collage with paper or on the computer why not with fabric? The fact that I wasn't very adept at sewing didn't matter too much as the image,composition,colours and textures were more important than stitches per inch for me! Most fabrics are reclaimed from the good ol' Sally Ann or my daughter (the fashion designer!)
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BUGS AND OTHER LIVING THINGS 2006 , 57"x42", Shown at Aullwood Audobon Museum 2006. , Chandler Art Center 2006 /07 A sort of microview of the garden, one that I learned to enjoy once the grandildren explored our backyard with me. Little people see the little things! PIQA 2008 $2,800.00 USD
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In December of 2008, within a six weeks span,my husband went from a bad infection, through a battery of tests, to find he was A FATAL HEART ATTACK WAITING TO HAPPEN! Those Doctors don't mince their words! I had a lot of time waiting and handstitching my work while the bypass and recovery were taking place. A labour of love during a difficult family crisis.
WOMAN WAITING I, 2009, 40"x30", $1,400.00 USD. Shown at PAQA South , TRANSITIONS; Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center 2010
WOMAN WAITING II, 2009, 40"x30", $1,540.00 USD. Shown at International Quilt Festival, Houston SOLD
CINDERELLA MAKING HER GETAWAY, 2009, 46"x40", I don't think Cinderella was going to be satisfied living happily ever after with the prince! As quick as she could, she rode away to have her own life.
$2,100.00, juried into QUILT CANADA JUDGE'S CHOICE AWARD, Saskatoon 2009
THREE WOMEN AT THE SALON- MEDIEVAL 1120 A.D., 2009, 45.5"x30.5", $1,700.00 USD
THREE WOMEN AT THE NURSERY - MOGHUL EMPIRE 1500 A.D. , 2009. 30.5"X46.5", $1,700.00 USD . Shown at the Chandler Center for the Arts, Arizona
The challenge with this idea is, can I make a contemporary image from a historical style without appropriating the original? This attempt was inspired by Mogul period miniature paintings. Ladies are choosing their bedding plants for their gardens at home. I can visualize this, as gardens depicted in Persian and Indian miniatures are gorgeously lush and meticulously planned. I try to describe that in the garden under the canopy with a lot of hand done top stitching..
When I was researching the Mycenaean culture, I noticed the very sensuous quality of their aesthetic. Clouds, vegetation and hairdos were all depicted in waving sinuous lines. Not to mention the seductive "topless" dresses that were fashionable. Sporting events featured heavily too....only bull jumping seems a little extreme to me! Here I have translated the famous Lions gate and fashionable attire into a scene of ladies playing Badminton, a much safer pastime, it seems to me!
I love Egyptian art...elegant women in gorgeous clothing; quirky renditions of gardens and rivers; beautiful hieroglyphic writing. I could easily imagine that Egyptian women would meet for lunch and enjoy each other's company in the same way we do. Road to California 2010.
LADIES DOING LUNCH - EGYPT, 1225 B.C. , 2009. 48"X56", $3,050.00 USD .Shown at Road to California, 2010 SECOND PLACE ART-PEOPLE
These are women in the GOTHIC era at the hair salon. The seated one is admiring her new "do". The one at the counter, which was inspired by a pinched little figure on a Medieval column, holds a roller. The one in the rear is more akin to a Gothic fairy tale figures...maybe a wicked step mother?
THREE WOMEN AT THE HILTON, 2009, 48"X 40", $2,300,OO usd. Shown at Road to California 2010 Best humorous quilt
Here is me and my two friends as we enjoy every minute of our time at the Houston Quiltfest in 2008. In the hotel, we could sip wine, put up our aching feet, and talk about the great art we had seen that day.
LADIES DOING LUNCH - EGYPT, 1225 B.C. , Detail
An idea I was exploring with the ELEMENTS Journal quilt project of last year, precipitated a series of quilts whose subjects reflected certain historical styles. I had done several Halley's Comet pieces in the style representative of the year it was visible. I liked the idea of emulating times in history and the artistic styles of these times.
