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| The buttoned 'burbs join ploughed fields |
Thanks to some very savvy friends and a few quick emails I got the message that the State of the Art Quilt 2011 submission deadline has been pushed back a month - for those affected by the recent floods. 1 March is fast approaching so, where has the year gone already? I've been spending a bit of time being quiet over the past couple of weeks and that meant some long blocks of time for hand-stitching and embellishing. When I started this piece I nearly undid it all after a few days - it wasn't "
doing anything" for me. A wise colleague in art quilting suggested I just get on with it ... and let it flow ... so I did. Some of the buttons from the Isle of Man reminded me of the beautifully ploughed fields north of Nashville - all pale and golden and quite a contrast to the dark chocolate soils of Tarome. The final quilting is currently taking place and in keeping with the altitude theme, I'm looking at landscape and contours for some topographical inspiration.
3 comments:
Looking magnificent. I was so excited to see those buttons :) ... is there anything else ceramic that i could provide. I could make you ceramic tubes ... longer thinner ... or different shaped buttons ... any particular colours ... beads ... i've made some beads. let me know xxxxx
i love the burbs. it is so suggestive of them :) more ploughed fields? factories? lolol ... hehehe ... i'm obviously off my tits about making buttons ... sorry x :)
Beautiful of course
J
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