Material Mavens: Andrea's Paint quilt

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Andrea's Paint quilt

Emerging Daffodils

12" x 12"

screen printed and stencilled on cotton using

transparent fabric paint

Up until last week I had a very different design idea worked out for my "Paint" quilt. Although I liked the design, I was not motivated to even start it. It was when I realized that I needed to create a piece that reflected, in some small way, just what is happening in the world now, that I came up with a new design. Wash Your Hands; Social Distancing; Wear A Mask; Stay Home are a few of the phrases we are hearing everyday now, or at least in Massachusetts.

While staying home I have been appreciating watching my daffodils emerge in my little back garden, which I can see from my kitchen window. The process of nature returning is about the only thing that seems "normal" now. This was my inspiration. It is a whole cloth quilt with all the imagery created using hand cut stencils and transparent fabric paint. The background is screen printed with a "montage" of a few of my favorite images, mostly having to do with travel. I intended the background to be a bit more "faded" than it is, as it represents the fading of life as I have known it.

"Where flowers bloom, so does hope"

Lady Bird Johnson

Some of the stencils that I used for the imagery.

5 comments:

AliceApril 30, 2020 at 4:23 PM
So striking, so graphic, and so YOU! It truly is one of my favorites of yours, Andrea! Just lovely, and so beautifully designed and composed. Great work!
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Carolyn HensonApril 30, 2020 at 5:30 PM
This is lovely Andrea. We are at our daughter's home, and I, too, have so enjoyed watching the flowers spring up. I love the design and the happiness in difficult times that your quilt communicates!
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JudyApril 30, 2020 at 6:19 PM
What a delightful quilt! It is a strange world but nature continues to paint our world with beauty and you did a wonderful job telling the story of our reality at this time.
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Nedra WeaverApril 30, 2020 at 7:23 PM
Very sweet and so appropriate for these times!! Brought a smile to my face. Thank goodness for nature in these times of fear and isolation.
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Kathy HarteMay 1, 2020 at 11:23 PM
Oh, Andrea ! As usual, another of your stunning quilts. So simple at first glance, then you start realizing the positive impact Mother Nature can have on all of us (especially during this significantly difficult time), by her presence and beauty. Thank you so much for this beautiful piece.....
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Themes for the Quilts

Below are the themes on which our quilts have been based:

Round One Quilts

9/15/11 Harmony

11/15/15 Surprise

1/15/12 South
3/15/12 Element
5/15/12 Mystery
7/15/12 Daydream
9/15/12 Spiral
11/15/12 Travel
1/15/13 Interwoven
3/15/13 Communication
5/15/13 Canyon

7/15/13 Cell

9/15/13 Green

11/15/13 Comfort

1/15/14 Strong

3/15/14 Translate

5/15/14 Spring

7/15/14 Friendship

Round Two Quilts

10/15/14 Contrast

1/15/15 Modern
4/15/15 Neighbor
7/15/15 Time
10/15/15 Circle(s)
1/15/16 Pun

4/15/16 Doodle

7/15/16 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

10/15/16 Reflection

1/15/17 Boundaries

4/15/17 Quote

7/15/17 Space

10/15/17 Reach

1/15/18 Rock

4/15/18 Blues

THE MATERIAL MAVENS

We are a group of art quilters who come from various parts of the United States, from the East coast and then south to Arkansas and Texas. We were inspired by the original Twelve by Twelve international art quilting group.

Beginning in September, 2011, we started posting our 12"x 12" art quilts, which were based on themes chosen in turn by our members. For Round One, we posted quilts every two months, always on the 15th of the designated months.

Round Two of The Material Mavens began in October, 2014. Some changes were made: quilts were posted every three months, and the quilts could be be either 12"x 12" or rectangular ones measuring 11" x 14", either horizontal or vertical in orientation.

Round Three of The Material Mavens began in July, 2018. Again, changes have been made. Now those members who wish to stay affiliated with the group are free to post quilts every time or every now and then. Two, our blog administrator collected suggested themes from the members who wanted to remain affiliated. These themes were then pulled at random from a "hat," and they were then assigned in order for the posting dates. Since we had 13 members who wanted to remain, we will be posting quilts every 3 months until 2021! This date is significant and appropriate, because 2021 will be the 10th year that our group has been in existence.

MEMBERS REMAINING

1. Alice Baird (Waco, TX) (abaird125@gmail.com)

2. Andrea Willey (MA)
3. Carolyn Henson (TX) (cjhenson214@gmail.com)

5. Gail Bradney (AR)
6. Jane Hartfield (AR) (arkjjhart@mynewroads.com)
7. Judy Steward (TX)
8. Kathy Harte (TX)

9. Karen Pulaski
10. Sara Norris (TX)
11. Tricia Deck (Lincoln, (MA)

12. Teresa Schlabach (AR)

13. Nedra Weaver