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March 3, 2014

Sunday Stroll in Retiro Park

Today’s piece is another work from the Visions of Spain series and is currently on exhibit in Lifeweavings: A Creative Journey, at Eucalyptus Massage Center Gallery. It is entitled, Sunday Stroll in Retiro Park (Madrid). One of my photos had lines and colors that inspired me. I loved the way the guy’s shirt and the boats just happened to match…the lines the walkway and the wall made with each other to provide the perspective and depth to this scene…along with the accent of the row of bright red boats resting along the shoreline. A nice afternoon stroll…

To create this piece, first different fabrics were auditioned to see which ones could create the image I wanted.

The background was then composed…

The boats and the guy were constructed separately as appliques before applying them to the background.

Thread-sketching and thread-painting was used extensively to add details and shading. The machine is used similar to the way you would draw with a pencil~~viewing the original photo as a guide, while drawing lines and shading.

Dense-stitch quilting was used on the background elementsthe lake, trees, sky, ground and walkwaysto add texture and dimension. Using heavy threads and embroidery floss, two cables were added to tie the boats together.

You can see this and other pieces in this series, Visions of Spain, on my website Art Gallery!

Available Artwork May Be Purchased Through: Eucalyptus Massage Center Gallery.

October 6, 2011October 7, 2011

After posting about goals, discouragement, and motivation, I want to keep you posted of my time in the studio–playing @ with new ideas, experimenting with different methods, and a push to create, create, create.…

Here is a finished wall-hanging that is a gift for someone special:

I liked the style and colors of these squares that were found at a favorite quilt shop…The three were joined together with sashing and gold corner squares. After layering with a backing and batting, I quilted in-the-ditch around and with-in each block, and then used free-motion quilting to add motifs in the gold squares and sign my name & the date. Then, threadpainting was used to highlight the steam, whipped cream, and a few other details…

I’m centering and attaching this small art quilt by the top corners to an stretched canvas. It is Sea Images #1, which usually hangs in my husband’s office. This will give it a stage of sorts and more presence in the room as visual art.

Also, Lifeweaving #3 is coming along!–Layering the backing and batting and then basting the strips in place…more to come soon on that.

*FYI!! A great book for creative motivation is Make Your Creative Dreams Real: A Plan for Procrastinators, Perfectionists, Busy People, and People Who Would Really Rather Sleep All Day, by SARK… For Fun & Inspiration visit her at www.planetsark.com.

~Hope you are enjoying your time this week as you strive towards your goals–don’t forget to have fun with the process!~

Thursday In the Studio…”Simple Gifts” (jonibeach.com)
New Beginnings, Renewed Hope (jonibeach.com)
Thursday In the Studio – The Final Stages… (jonibeach.com)
Goals…Discouragement or Motivation? (jonibeach.com)
Tuesday In the Studio…”Spinning Wheels, Going @” (jonibeach.com)
First Glimpse of Fall Colors… (jonibeach.com)

September 6, 2011September 14, 2011

SAQA’s Benefit Auction Begins Soon!

A reminder the Studio Art Quilts Association on-line Benefit Auction will be held Sept. 12th–Oct. 2nd. As an annual fund-raiser, over 300 SAQA artist have donated a 12″x12″ art quilt, featuring a huge variety of techniques, inspirations, and styles.

My donated piece is entitled, “Above Dark Clouds”…which was inspired by the brilliant sky as we flew through the rain clouds to reach a higher altitude… where the light still shines no matter what…