Completion imminent

This is what I have been working on for a couple of months now. I am going to complete it while I am here in San Carlos. I will write more about it when it is done and presented properly. 

 

Peace (Greasey Bush)

 

 

 

detail

 

Horita

After my failed Pojogi experiment I decided Iwould just casually continue to follow the flow of where my work wanted to go. I’ve got an idea in my haed that includes creating clouds as a decorative element…maybe turning them into doilies of a sort. I also crave to get some of the greasy bush with seed pods in all it’s glorious detail. I started to draw them but the light was changing too quickly. I got a photo.

Below are some photos of the drawings I have done lately.

I also got in one nice day of fabric painting. The gallery and details are below.

I believe i am getting closer to having the next peice figured out. I am going to combine many of the elements here. The greasy bush with it’s asian brush stroke branches and leaves, along with a stylized sky and mountains, I just might have something brewing.

The fabric painting was done this week with brushes on wet and or dry fabric. I had planned on doing some sun printing, but it just so happened that we had 2 days of clouds ion this lovely desert. So i made due.

I also had a guest painting with me. She did some lovely peices :

Yes! it’s essentially complete!

Grasses

 

Grasses

 

Grasses are a discovery I have made since moving to this area. Coming from New England grass was not quite so interesting. Here in the wilds of Cochise County AZ the grasses are magnificent. There are a kazillion varieties and all throughout the year they change their appearances. They shimmer and dance, delicately balanced on those stalks, surviving the sun and wind.

I have been working on this piece for entirely too long. I figured it neccessary to complete if I were to move my work this year to new levels and a fresh committment. It’s not quite done, it needs to be blocked (dampened, flattened and pinned till dry). But I am posting it because *creatively* it is done. Most of the fabrics used have been handpainted by me . I’ve got some beadwork in there, a plethera of applique techniques for the grass.I thought it gives depth to mix the variety. Keeping things decorative I have added beadwork to the decorations along with some sequins for the shimmer in the grass.There is simple quilting throughout.

Here are some details

Grass detail

 

Grasses bottom detail

Now I can continue to move on towards my hearts creative expression, thanks for looking.

Fairly Recent Work that’s been hanging around

Section 5

Section 5

 This is a whole cloth quilted wall peice. I painted it from a photo taken at a peice of land I have listed for sale. It incoorporates painting, machine embroidery, hand and machine quilting and beadwork. I did this this past summer and recently bound it. I really enjoyed getting it done. Though it is not very large, I am happy with the result. apprx 28″x18″. Below are some details from this peice.

 

detail of clouds

detail of cactus with beadwork

Vulturous

Vulturous

Vulturous was completed in 2007. It is created from my handpainted fabrics with some machine embroidery, beadwork and painting. This peice incoorporates painting sewing and jewelery design for elements.  I see these Vultures most every day. They are magnificent birds that clean up the garbage. They are rather social and hang out in groups. Sometimes they appear to be having meetings. One day I saw 11 of them each sitting on a cattle fence post facing the bird who had just flown up to address them. Really quite a strange sight. Below are some details.

birds, beadwork, embroidery

cactus and saloon frame

Well that’s all for this post. I have photos to take of Grasses, a peice that I have completed after years of working not so diligently on it. Coming up next!