Here are a few more quilts which are available for purchase and will be seen in person at the show starting July 22 from 5-9 p.m. (gallery talk at 6). For address, see poster in previous post.
Also, please note I consider most of these quilts for the wall, not for use on the bed.
"Sea Monster Tentacles?" 50" x 50", 2014-2016
commercial cotton fabrics, cotton and rayon threads
A repeat of an original block I created as part of a
Block-of-the-Month with Mom (Violet Newby):
she created six blocks, I created six blocks,
all using flowers-of-the-month as our inspiration.
This uses the Primrose block and I wanted each
of the four blocks to represent a time period
because of its fabrics: some are 30s fabrics, some
Civil War, some contemporary, and some from
an undetermined time.
Long-arm quilted by me
Thank you, Rena
$1200
"What Cowboys Dream Of," approximately 70" x 90", 2009-2010
commercial cotton fabrics, hospital gown, cotton threads
Another Block-of-the-Month where Mom and I
alternated blocks: we each chose traditional
blocks and then gave them a little twist.
Mom's version of these blocks are in
black, white, and red (and greys).
I wanted this to represent what a cowboy
might dream of; it incorporates a poem of mine,
as well as a journal entry about photography,
and other stuff, in its Seminole-pieced border.
I quilted it on a long-arm machine
Thank you, Sharon.
$1500
"Brocade Minimalism - Red/Green," approximately 30" x 40", 2014-2016
commercial brocade and silk fabrics, rayon threads
I'd wanted to create something using brocades solely for a while,
and also wanted to feature the seams turned to the
front of the quilt, for quite some time. I love
the elegance, the richness of the fabrics, in contrast
with the roughness of the fraying seams.
The binding is a silk plaid I think I got
from a friend, Solveig Wells, who passed
away a few years ago. She is a great artist: https://www.facebook.com/465290450180/photos/a.10153436273340181.1073741827.465290450180/10153436285775181/
$450
"You and Me, Around the World," 70" x 70", 2012-2013
commercial cotton fabrics, cotton threads
This quilt, using my Kaleidoscopic Four-Patch design, is meant
to represent a range of folks, all dancing together in joy.
It was long-arm quilted by the talented Rena Krol.
I also like its 45 degree sashing: see the Hulk?
$900
"Woodpecker Fountain," 8" x 10", 2015
commercial cotton fabrics and hand-embroidered cloth, cotton threads
I'd received this gift of these embroidered cloths from a friend,
Sandra Cassibry, http://sandraecassibry.blogspot.com/, and
wanted to use them in a quilt.
I'm a member of Southern Fiber Artists, and as part of their
quarterly challenge, we had to make a quilt using blue and a bird,
so this is my iteration. I wanted to hand-quilt it to give it
a more personal, hand-touched, feel.
$100
"Purple Bargello," 24" x 36", 2013-2014
commercial cotton fabrics, cotton thread
I've always dug Bargello quilts since I'd made one
for my friends Gail and John back in 2008. It's
actually a simple process that yields cool results.
I wanted to work monochromatically, here.
I quilted it on my home sewing machine.
Bargello is a process actually originating in
Florence, Italy, in embroidery.
$125
"Hand-dyed Focus Fabric," 12" x 12", 2013-2014
over-dyed commercial cotton and silk fabrics, cotton thread
This is the fifth and final (?) in a series of five Focus-Fabric quilts I made (the design is a riff on Mom's original design), but uses fabrics
I over-dyed at Rena Krol's and on the porch of my old apartment in
Gulfport.
It's quilted on my home sewing machine. I like the wonky
butterfly fabrics which lends the piece a playfulness I enjoy,
though it still looks pleasantly formal, too, Springy!
$175
"Hand-dyed Triptych," 27" x 30", 2012-2014
over-dyed commercial cotton fabrics, cotton and rayon threads
I'd wanted to work in a triptych format for a while,
and also wanted to use some of the fabrics I'd dyed.
I wanted to focus the work on the fabrics themselves, along
with a formal focus on shape: triangle, square, and circle,
so the piece is deceptively simple and complex at the same time.
I dig the jazzy plaid border which echoes Piet Mondrian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian.
I quilted these on my home sewing machine.
$350
I hope to see you at the show! 22 July is the opening, then the show runs 23-29 July, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Again, if you're interested in purchasing any of these, email me at:
whynottryitagain (at) hotmail.com with "quilt show" in the subject line.
Marcus
