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Saturday 31 August 2013

Green

I absolutely love green and use it all the time in my work, but it is a colour I rarely, if ever, wear. The squares in this piece are collaged onto a backing and covered with tulle.  I quilted the word GREEN using white thread and then painted the leaves with white fabric paint. The edges are satin stitched. I am still getting used to the new format. I find it quite small.....

10 comments:

  1. Very delicate and fragile looking - not sure why. Love your greens, Helena. Hilary

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  2. I too am finding the format rather small. Love the lettering style, you could make a complete font out of it.

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  3. Like the delicacy of this piece ofset with the white. Your different background fabrics were good choices for this piece.

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  4. Considering how large you normally work, Helena, I'm not surprised you find the 8.5 x 11 tiny. But you seem to have found a design that works well in the smaller format.

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  5. Ditto to what the others have said. I do like the pops of 'muted red' minimally scattered adding interest.

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  6. Looking at this posted photo, I think I should try and retake the photo. The actual colours are much more vibrant.....

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  7. This challenge has produced such a variety of results. That lettering must be tiny and even more amazing if you normally work to a much larger scale!

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  8. Serene and green. I love all the subtleties and comfort in this piece. Look forward to seeing it in person now.

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  9. Makes me think of an aerial view of a field with whimsical crop circle designs. Very calming.

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  10. I love your contrasts! Green filled in with white leaves but still "reads" green! The background a variety of fabrics but muted with tulle. Brilliant!

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