Angel- full view
I decided I would finish this piece, even though I wasn't sure it was working. I tend to finish things, and have very few unfinished quilts( but still have to finish the Nanowrimo novel from last year...) I found I liked it much better when I got over the fact that I had not lined up the printed squares too neatly- I actually like the spaces that created and am thinking of doing some hand stitching in there to add to the texture , for that is what the stone bible is of course- a textured page to recall the prayer or thought or lesson. I also added in an almost emerald coloured thread to some of the squares- it seems to wash out a bit in the photo, and is much nicer in the real. The lutradur is hard to photograph because of the light- but on the other hand when light shines on it , it has a rather rich glowing effect which the camera seems to take away. The whole piece also has a rather pleasing crackling sound - like crumpling paper, which in a sense suits the image. It also feels very textures because whilst the lutradur sews very well its feel is somewhat stiffer and so the stitching really creates line sof texture. I think I will do another of these and reverse the colours- black on turquoise, using black and orange thread. the piece is 40 inches long ( 1.02 m x 27 cm) by 11 inches wide.
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I think this quilt worked out very well. I like the way the squares don't line up perfectly :-)
ReplyDeleteI hope you don't mind Dijanne but I've tagged you to write 20 things about yourself. I'm sure I'm not the only one who hopes you will join in!
ReplyDeleteI like this piece. And suspect that in person it would be quite moving.
ReplyDeleteI am intrigued by your photo of the completed piece: what is the b/w background? Is this part of the piece itself - perhaps a series of blow-ups close-ups of the stone angel printed on white?
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of the repeated stone angel as a kind of visual rosary. I don't know, but does the number of angels correspond to the beads on a rosary? I also like the wonky squares as they feel much more natural. Ethiopian religious illustrations have always attracted me as a delightful graphic art - a kind of early comic strip, and this lovely piece of yours has a similar appeal.
I also find it interesting to see how your square of 'loops' echoes the petals on your waratah flower.
I'm interested in what you say about looking at memories in a detatched way. I have been finding that exerting an intellectual rigour to subjects somehow allows the emotional elements to contribute in a subconscious way, thus leading to a much better piece of work for me. I wish you fun and success.