Shall We Dance?
29" x 54"
Detail: This is the second work I do in this way. In this detail, draped over my cutting and ironing tables, you can see the first stage of the design. I have painted over white cotton using setacolour paints for fabric.
Detail: I have included this detail because if you look closely you can see some of my pencil sketch that I wasn't happy with. I didn't know if I would be able to remove the pencil marks completely but I did manage. I consider the cotton much like paper, and erased the pencil marks with an eraser. However it is easier to use the erasable marker that can be erased with ironing.
Detail: In this photo you can see the big difference between when it is quilted and where it is not yet quilted.
Detail: Highlighting the negative space; not sure if there isn't too much.
Details; Having always been interested in the animal kingdom I was motivated to create a piece that highlighted animals in a whimsical way. As I started the design I realized that they were moving around and about, as if they are dancing and having fun.
Detail: This work is slightly wider than the previous work that is barely 26" wide.
I am wondering if the narrower shape is better.
Detail: The echo quilting emphasizes the movement of the animals and suggests the dance.
Details: Some of the animals received hand embroidered embellishments such as this goldfish. But I didn't feel it was necessary on all of them, and sometimes too much is really too much.
Details: This was a lot of fun to make and went much faster than the first one because I felt more confident using the paints. I used more than just the opalescent collection and they were very easy to blend and apply. I proceeded in a slightly different way this time. For example; I outlined each subject with free motion stitching through all the layers before doing the hand stitching but the product is the same. I found it better to stabilize the layers earlier. I am not sure how many of these I have in me, but I plan to carry on for now.
