Fall Crafts
For little people, and some big people.
Now on to Texas for a wedding.
Fall Crafts
For little people, and some big people.
Now on to Texas for a wedding.
Her art quilts are a blend of realism (almost hyper-realism) and impressionistic use of bits of fabric accentuated with meticulous thread painting.
Judith told me that she starts by painting the picture on fabric using special fabric paints and ink pens. She then "paints" them with thread. I marveled at the perfection of the stitches because I had spent a day working on a small piece and struggling to keep my thread tension balanced. She confessed that she sometimes has to tear out areas that don't have the perfect stitches that she requires.
Those quilts were densely "thread painted" but she also has works that use more bits of fabric to achieve the realism of her images. I love this piece that shows the cycle of nature in our forests after a fire.
I placed my finger here for reference to see how tiny the bits of fabric are for each roof and building and tree.
This is painted with fabric paint and pens and then accentuated with thread painting.
This piece depicts hikers on a trail with spectacular views of the Columbia River Gorge pausing to notice the train rumbling through in the distance.
The following 12" wall hangings were also made in the Beyond the Block art group with a prompt called "Word Play" where the maker would use a single word that "makes you feel better, uplifted or inspired." Some makers put the word in the design but some just used it in the title.
"Love" and "Bouquet" (mine. The center is embroidery.)
"All you need is...." and "Sharing"
More Exhibits
And that was it for this visit. Maybe we will go again before fifteen years has passed.