Mr.Sunshine - 2012
Wowzers! This art quilt took way longer than I had anticipated. I originally wanted to do a series of sugar skulls with different bone tones. I may still continue to slowly work on that series, but I have seriously missed my personal November deadline.. My pregnancy exhaustion mixed with two active little girls has required I slow way down. It's been a great test of my patience and I'm glad I saw this through to the end.
It is a collage applique style with shimmery tulle machine quilted on top. Lots and lots of hand embroidery on the face.
I can't wait for 2013! I have a number of collage series that I will be working on. I have 4-5 macabre carnival sketches that I'm itchy to sketch on fabric. I'm going to also try moving my art quilting style on to wearable goods by request.. i.e. clutches, scarves, and more. And I have bought a TON of silk painting supplies and I'm so excited to jump in and learn something new. I haven't found too much current information on silk painting or in combination with applique quilting, so I'm planning on documenting my fails and scores on the blog in the hopes of helping others.
3 comments:
quite eyecatching
Hi, Jennifer. Found you on Flickr so came to visit and enjoy your cute blog. I see you are entrenched in motherhood with young kids. A marvelous and challenging time of life. Enjoyed seeing your very fun portrait!
best from Tunisia,
nadia
I love what you said about listening to your inner voice instead of what's trendy. I've found that everything that I make for me...which I usually love...are the very items that people want to buy...even though I haven't been in it to sell. Awesome art you're making here. And wise to allow the girls to be on the front burner.
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