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The "Q" word
My daughter called me the other night and asked me to make her a lap quilt for Christmas/Chanukah (we celebrate both). I haven't made a quilt in years! My mother-in-law is quite the prolific quilter and she has given me so many quilts that I just quit making them. Luckily I didn't forget how! My new sewing machine is an absolute dream to piece on too - I'm actually enjoying this! But I did take a break tonight from sewing to work in a couple of decos. I really like how this piece came out.
This is for a deco called Shades of Blue. I bought a sea sponge today and I thought I'd try it out. BTW, buying from the bath section is much cheaper than the paint section - plus you get a way bigger and softer sponge. I figured if it looks good on paper maybe I'll try sponge painting a wall again. Did it once and it looked HORRIBLE - plus it was red - which made it EVEN WORSE! So I sponge painted this and it was okay. Then I stamped on top of it. I wonder if I could do that to the wall? Just think how LONG it would take... forget that idea!
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The sponging technique came out well! And this piece actually STARTLED me when I looked at it! I do admit to first seeing the sponging because that's what you wrote about. Yet as soon as I focused on the overall piece, I thought, "Whoa! This is so interesting, but almost - for lack of a better word - eerie!" Your use of color - the midnight blue/black, the woman's pasty skin - as tho' she's shadowed by the deepest night - the starkness of red, red lipstick, even the way her head is tilted - makes her seem like she's giving off a cryptic message. Add the Bingo card AND the flower - to ME, it all says, "Your number is UP." Of all your wonderful artwork, I think this one actually affected me the most. Art doesn't always have to be 'sweet' or 'pretty' to be incredible. You may have had an ENTIRELY different theme in mind here, but impending doom or demise is what I got from it. The BEST art is that which touches the viewer in some way. Yours always does!
Posted by: kai at November 11, 2005 10:36 AM
Make your own version of Judi's dolls.
Many patterns available!
