The first thing that came to mind was a spring bringing fresh water to the surface. I chose the background fabric to give it a sunset feel and I wanted to put the spring in the woods, but I didn’t want to cover up the pretty fabric. Instead of worrying about the right perspective I just put in branches of flowers which of course mean spring has arrived.
I used organza for the water flowing down between the rocks.
Nice color usage. Branches over water brings thoughts of little frogs and turtles. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteJudy, this quilt to me is a combination of an "impressionistic" work with touches of realism. The overall effect is striking. As usual, your quilting is wonderful. Thanks for the step by step photos!
ReplyDeleteI love your colors and use of organza. That's for showing the steps
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors Judy. I love the peacefulness of this quilt and the wonderful colors of the rocks. Your quilting, as usual, is beautiful. Who would think to do zig-zag machine quilting for the flowers. Love it!
ReplyDeleteI love the soft colors you have chosen for this. The organza works wonderfully as the spring and the rocks look like smoothed jewels glistening in the water!! I have been meaning to let you know that I saw your 12 X 12 Texan boot which was on display in the Mancuso show in March here in Savannah!! It was great and I was so excited that I knew the artist!! Well done.
ReplyDeleteThat is neat that you got to see it. I haven't been keeping track of where they are. I need to check on that so that I can see them all together. Glad you liked it. I used some fabric that I had stamped and hated. I over dyed it and then it was perfect for the leather on the boot.
DeleteWhat a lovely quilt! I have always struggled with rocks, but you just did them. It is really delightful.
ReplyDeleteThere is a great article about rocks portrayed in quilts in the latest issue of Quilting Arts, which I just got yesterday!
DeleteLove that your quilt started with the spring of fresh water and includes the flowers of spring. Beautiful composition and colors!
ReplyDeleteThis has a very delicate asian feel to it! Magnificent!!!!
ReplyDeleteI thought of a lot of different ways to portray "Spring," but spring water never entered my mind ! You did a beautiful job in delivering a fresh, jewel-like piece to us.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for sharing all the step-by-step pictures that are so helpful :-D
Hi Judy! This is Alice, not Jane. We have just seen Jane's studio and are about to go eat lunch. She's been having problems commenting and I am trying to figure out WHY. See you soon!
ReplyDeleteJudy this is beautiful and soft - reminds me of your beautiful piece I was lucky to see in Paducah. Thank you for sharing the process.
ReplyDeleteLove the unique perspective you have used to depict spring. Thank you so much for the photo showing the non quilted parts…what a difference your exquisite quilting makes…just makes everything "pop".
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