After our trip to the mountains, I was inspired to make a new piece: I dyed the background fabric a light gray to emulate the winter sky just before a snow fall and used Sulky PolyLite and Cotton thread in five different colors to get the effect I was after! I also experimented with a hot coloring blending technique to achieve some layered shading on the tree trunks. After it started coming together, I knew that finishing the edges with traditional binding, would detract from the overall design, so I tried out Shelly Stokes'
"Almost-Invisible, Best-of-Show Art Quilt Facings" technique and I love how it turned out! If you want to learn a new way to finish your art quilts, I would encourage you to take her class too! :)
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If you've read many of my posts, or seen my work, you might be able to guess that I get the majority of my inspiration from God's creation. While on vacation in the mountains, I took some pictures of things that others might not think "picture-worthy", but I think they're pretty cool! Look at all of the different shades of green and brown! Not to mention all of the different textures! This spruce bough caught my eye because of the various shades of green and the symmetry on each little branch. Did this happen by accident? Don't think so! These sweet, little Mountain Asters thrive in the cooler temperatures! See how the wispy lavender petals contrast beautifully against the bright yellow centers? I was able to get flowers in different stages of development all in the same picture...pretty neat! This image shows the devastation left behind after a fire and how the timber is being cleared away to make room for new growth. The different lines created by the logs against the barren ground struck me as interesting, and although less cheerful than my other pictures, I think beauty can be found anywhere if we take the time to look. I took all of the pictures above with my phone. No filters, no special software.
Have you seen sky that blue before? I love the white puffy clouds...no hazy light blue here! I hope these images have given you some inspiration too! |
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