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Tuesday, 30 November 2010

Feeding Frenzy

Hats off to those who were able to express the state or emotion of frenzy.  I do have a second idea in my head which is NOT fish related but this was too tempting.  The herding of shoals of fish by sharks and dolphins is an amazing thing to watch and the image was so strong I couldn't escape it.

Loads of silver fish cut from gorgeous 'tarty' fabrics which a friend brought from Abu Dhabi were free cut along with some silvery, sparkly sheer fabrics.  They were fused down.  The ever spiralling lines were free motion stitched and the shark was cut from a very old piece of commercial fabric - one of the first produced in Japan to look like a hand-dye.  The background fabric is one of Heide Stoll-Weber's beautiful hand-dyes.

Hilary
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6 comments:

  1. Pamela Chasen30 November 2010 at 16:00

    hilary - i love your use of high contrast colors and different fabrics. it works so well - great theme and interpretation

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  2. Dianne Robinson30 November 2010 at 16:45

    Another "feeding frenzy"! The piece really gives a lovely ominous sense with the shark sailing through the centre. Your HS fabric really sets of the silver.

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  3. Heather Dubreuil30 November 2010 at 16:55

    A beautiful piece, Hilary. In this case it's the feed, not the feeder, that is frenzied. So many of your choices contribute to the success of the piece: the stitching line, the colours of the thread, the great background fabric....

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  4. Venetta30 November 2010 at 21:26

    I was feeling "frenzied" seeing your shark coming straight toward me out of the depths of the ocean. Silver and blue...brilliant!

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  5. Marion Perrault1 December 2010 at 00:07

    I'll bet it is even more spectacular in person - those tarty fabrics do not photograph well.

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  6. Phil Fisher3 December 2010 at 04:05

    Strange how your creative juices are taking you to your past at the moment (theme does have an influence); CQ Challenge and this. My original was the 'bait ball' but the fabric choice changed that. Love it and so does Dave.

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