Monday, July 21, 2014

Inner Dimensions

Photo Courtesy of House On a Hill Designs

"Luminous Elements"
Artist: Noreen


Photo Courtesy of House On a Hill Designs

"When We Arrive"
Artist: Noreen


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"Keeping a Promise"
Artist: Noreen


Photo Courtesy of House On a Hill Designs


"Future Planning"
Artist: Noreen


Photo Courtesy of House On a Hill Designs

 "The High Distance"
Artist: Noreen


Photo Courtesy of House On a Hill Designs

 "Window View"
Artist: Noreen


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"Twilight Whispers"
Artist: Noreen



The artist only goes by the name "Noreen". To view all of her work, visit House On a Hill Designs 

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Veiled Woman With Spirit Child

 
Photo Courtesy of Art Quilts by Roberta Baker

Veiled Woman With Spirit Child
24" x 36"
Artist Roberta Baker



"I have an appreciation for the serenity and the sense of the divine that the universe gifts to us when we are open to their presence...I want to imbue my quilts with the feeling of tranquility and a sense of the sacred."

Techniques: "I have recently been using digital images in my work. I use my own photos of nature and masonry; a growing collection of trees, blossoms, water and skies, flights of stairs, walls, temples, sidewalks strewn with leaves, tiled doorways, marbled facades and chipped paint. I have also used photos of completed quilts, both full images and details, which I edit for color and size and then incorporate them into a new quilt."

-Roberta Baker

Friday, July 18, 2014

Sahara Sunsets

Photo Courtesy of Rose Hughes

"Eyes Skyward"
28" x 42"
Artist Rose Hughes


Textiles:
Hand painted and dyed silks and cotton velveteen fabrics

Embellishments:
Glass beads, wool yarn and cotton embroidery floss

Techniques:
Fast Pieced Appliqué™, machine piecing and quilting, hand embroidery and beading




Photo Courtesy of Rose Hughes

"Dreams of Poppies II"
41" x 45"
Artist Rose Hughes


Textiles:
Hand painted and dyed silks and cotton
velveteen fabrics

Embellishments:
Glass beads, wool yarn and cotton embroidery
floss

Techniques:
Fast Pieced Appliqué™, machine piecing and
quilting, hand embroidery and beading

Inspiration:
The poppies...would prove elusive and
require further dreaming.




Photo Courtesy of Rose Hughes 

"A-Maizing"
45" x 45"
Artist Rose Hughes


Textiles:
Hand painted and dyed silks and cotton
velveteen fabrics

Embellishments:
Glass beads, wool yarn and cotton embroidery
floss

Techniques:
Fast Pieced Appliqué™, machine piecing and
quilting, hand embroidery and beading

Inspiration:
Fall-and the idea of dancing through the corn
field mazes-getting lost without a care





Photo Courtesy of Rose Hughes

"Eb'ng Eveningtides"
27" x 37"
Artist Rose Hughes


Textiles:
Hand painted and dyed silks and cotton
velveteen fabrics

Embellishments:
Glass beads, wool yarn and cotton embroidery
floss, along with specially created beaded
woolies

Techniques:
Fast Pieced Appliqué™, machine piecing and
quilting, hand embroidery and beading
 




Photo Courtesy of Rose Hughes

"I-10 Watcher"
27" x 48"
Artist Rose Hughes


Textiles:
Hand painted and dyed silks and cotton velveteen fabrics

Embellishments:
Glass beads, wool yarn and cotton embroidery floss

Techniques:
Fast Pieced Appliqué™, machine piecing and quilting, hand embroidery and beading

Inspiration:
Crossing the desert on I-10 the mountains seem to take on the shape of the face of a man looking up at the sky… watching.



Photo Courtesy of Rose Hughes

"Wintergreen Path"
45" x 32"
Artist Rose Hughes


Textiles:
Hand painted and dyed silks and cotton velveteen fabrics

Embellishments:
Glass beads, wool yarn and cotton embroidery floss

Techniques:
Fast Pieced Appliqué™, machine piecing and quilting, hand embroidery and beading

Inspiration:
Green, green everywhere the hills in bloom surrounding the wild oaks were welcoming and called out an invitation for a calming walk through the flowers.



View more of Rose Hughes work.

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Eclectic Worlds


Photo Courtesy of Mary Lou Quilt Designs


"Just Another Day in Paradise"
85" x 63.5"
Mary Lou Weidman




 Photo Courtesy of Mary Lou Quilt Designs

Artist Mary Lou Weidman




Photo Courtesy of Mary Lou Quilt Designs

Artist Mary Lou Weidman

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Confetti Dreams

Photo Courtesy of Jane Burch Cochran

"Legacy"
64" x 77"
Jane Burch Cochran



Photo Courtesy of Jane Burch Cochran


"Shroud for a Colorful Soul"
64" x 65"
Jane Burch Cochran



"People often ask me where I get my ideas. For me, that is the easiest part. As most artists do, I love to observe people, nature, and the universe in general, and ponder..."

- Jane Burch Cochran

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Pacific Northwest Landscape


Jennifer Whitted
Three Dimensional
17" x 19"


The scene was created by layering painted felt with a layer of painted organza and adding cotton fabric that looks like rocks. 

The edges were then heated and melted to create dimension and an interesting edge to the sides and top of the scene. 

Another piece of painted felt lies along the bottom of the scene and has been heated to give it an appearance of mossy ground.

The scene is mounted on a piece of blue with purple and green accented Batik fabric. 

The tree is created with painted threads, artificial stems and a piece of driftwood at the base.

There are other three dimensional elements of green artificial fern like pieces along the edges and another piece of actual driftwood affixed to the surface.

The piece has stitched thread work and is machine quilted. 

The bottom edge has a curve cut for accent.

There is a hanging sleeve attached to the upper back side for a dowel and only requires one small nail to hang.

There is a signed and dated signature label by the artist attached to the back of the quilt.

Materials Used: Batik fabric, cotton fabric, felt,organza,silk florals,driftwood

Info courtesy of Art Fire