Monday, January 15, 2018

Judy's Balancing Rocks


I have always been fascinated by the way people can balance rocks. It doesn’t seem possible, but they have the patience to make it happen and I love seeing them. One day I was hiking on a trail at Ghost Ranch which is near Abiquiu, New Mexico (Georgia O’Keefe’s territory) and came upon some rocks that were balanced on each other. I took pictures of them and thought I would use that for my “Rock” quilt. As I was paging through the other photos I found this one of the most spectacular balanced rocks that no man can make. If you ever get to go to Ghost Ranch, hike the trail to Chimney Rock, this is what you will see.
 Here is the "In Process" photo. The photo is 8.5" x 11" paper. I traced the lines and enlarged it to 11" x 14". I did a little bit of painting on it, but you really can't see it. It did help me decide how I should quilt it.
Here is a closeup that gives the truer color of the piece and the thread work that I did on it. The sky fabric is a piece that I hand dyed.

6 comments:

  1. Judy, I have seen the balanced rocks in New Mexico, and I, too, have many photos of them! They are spectacular and amazing. I LOVE your quilt. I also love that you showed us the process photos!

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  2. Iv'e been to Chimney Rock Judy, and you have captured it perfectly in this beautiful quilt. Thanks for reminding me of that spiritual country. Love it!

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  3. Wow! This is absolutely awesome and I am so impressed. You did a fantastic job.

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  4. How impressive! You did a fabulous job of depicting an awesome natural wonder.

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  5. Judy, this is Amazing ! I think the only "Balanced Rocks" I've seen are those on beaches (like in Maui !) that have been made on location by people who must be extremely talented and a lot more patient than I'll ever be.
    Thanks for sharing your photos, and details of how you created this beautiful quilt !

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  6. I’ve seen photos of Chimney Rock and you have most impressively depicted it in your quilt. The color is so accurate. I’m in awe of your pattern drawing. Thanks for sharing your technique.

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