Tea Time
stencil, screened, fused cotton
11 x 14
My first thought went to the obvious: clocks and watches, which I tried to avoid, but images using clocks kept dancing though my head, so I decided to stop fighting it! The idea for Tea Time came when I decided to make a pocket watch the focus of the quilt. I bought this watch at the Portobello Antique Market in London, 1967. The key that came with it was not the correct one, so it has been stuck at almost 4:10 for decades. Traditional British afternoon tea is served between 4:00 and 6:00pm, so I had a working concept: teapot, cup and watch against the British flag. I stenciled the flag and then screened images of European clock towers on it taken from my photographs.
As a confirmed anglophile, I am pleased with finally being able to use my British pocket watch ( or image of ) after all these years!
Oh, wow, Andrea! This one is wonderful! I am an Anglophile, too, and so I connected with it immediately. But artistically it is way up there! You and I both used antique pocket watches in our quilts! I need to take a photo for you of mine when it isn't obscured in the bottle!
ReplyDeleteAndrea, you are a genius! And all while recuperating from knee surgery!!! What a spectacular idea and so well executed. I simply adore your Tea Time quilt!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alice, artistically its way up there! There are so many layers of design I know a picture cannot do it justice. I so admire your sense of design. Love the flag, the towers, the teapot, and watch. All it needs is a cat photobomb! Just kidding!
ReplyDeleteThis is just fabulous!!!! The concept, composition, execution and personal story are so spot on!!! I'm so impressed that you posted today despite your setback!!! So you- but amazingly no purple that I can see anyway!!
ReplyDeleteNeat story to go with your piece. I like the "faded" images that are screened (?) on top. As I love all kinds of clocks, the pocktet watch is a great image.
ReplyDeleteNeat story to go with your piece. I like the "faded" images that are screened (?) on top. As I love all kinds of clocks, the pocktet watch is a great image.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, Andrea.... You've outdone yourself ! I absolutely love this quilt, and as others have already mentioned, there are so many layers and depths to this piece. As you know, "screening" is one of my most favorite art techniques, and I look to you as the Master Screening Guru ! Fantastic ! ! !
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful, Andrea. Such a beautifully composed image. I especially love the negative images of the tea pot and tea cup. This is certainly an example of "Less is More!"
ReplyDeleteSo beautifully done that I could stare at it for ages! Love the story, colors, and execution of all the components of this quilt. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely wonderful! I love the composition, the idea, and the components, but I am completely blown away with the execution. Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHope your recovery gets faster and smoother.
This is an exceptional piece - can hardly believe you managed it while recuperating. I love the composition and the layering. I do believe I will go seek out my cat and lift a cuppa to you!
ReplyDeleteAndrea! This is fabulous! Love your tea time quilt! It all just works so well together!
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your very kind comments...funny thing was that I was not feeling all that good about it when working on it and decided that I could not look at anybody else's quilt until I had finished and published as I feared I might just "chuck it" and have to start in again with another idea!
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