More Quilts

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

A Quilt Journey: show information

Here's information about my upcoming quilt show, to be held 

22-29 July 2016 in Gulfport, MS. 

A Quilt Journey 

An exhibition of fifty quilts created by J. Marcus Weekley over the past thirteen years, will have its opening reception 22 July 5-9 p.m. Then the show will be open 23-29 July from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Weekley will give a gallery talk at 6 p.m. the evening of 22 July.

Where: 12090 New Orleans Ave. N., Gulfport, MS 39503 (next to Krol Electric, behind Goodwill in Orange Grove)

The show is free and open to the public. Quilts will be for sale, and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

For more information, please contact Marcus at whynottryitagain (at) hotmail.com or 228-213-3781. 

Brief Artist Bio:

J. Marcus Weekley began quilting in 2000 with his mother, Violet Newby, who taught him numerous sewing skills before he actually attempted to make a quilt on his own in 2003-2004. Since then, Marcus has developed a unique voice in quilting: predominantly original designs, some echoing traditional patterns, each conveying contemporary, personal messages through fabrics and threads. His quilts have shown in international, national, and local exhibits at venues ranging from The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY to The Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK to The Bay Oaks Guild Show at St. Rose de Lima Church in Bay St. Louis, MS. Marcus also works as a college English teacher, a story-teller (poet, fiction writer, and screenwriter), and a photographer. You may view samples of Marcus' work at his blog: www.whynottryitagain.blogspot.com. Marcus has lived in coastal Mississippi off and on over the past eighteen years, and he currently resides in Gulfport.

Tell your friends and neighbors; spread the word!

I'll be posting more photos of some of the quilts soon!

I hope to see you there!