A billboard was the inspiration for my quilt. The water with stones connecting one side to the other made me think of the other members of our "12 By the Dozen" group - we are spread out all over the globe - with vast oceans that separate many of us - and our quilting challenges are the "stepping stones" that connect us to each other.
I over-dyed the background fabric with Setacolor Fabric Dye and quilted the water with WonderFil Art #3142 col.8872. The stepping stones were made from a Fed-Ex envelope that I painted with Black Setacolor then carefully transformed by heating over an open flame. The stones are sewed on with invisible monofilament thread. The shading was achieved by using black netting.
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Wow! Amazing! Love those stones! Great interpretation of the theme, and fabulous execution.
ReplyDeleteLove your stepping stones, Venetta. Takes me back to when we used to dash across the stepping stones in the water features at our local Japanese Gardens.
ReplyDeleteWonderful piece- "fun" method for achieving effect!- congrats.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful piece, Venetta. You have a great future in art quilts. Really good balance to the design. Super.
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