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| Water Tower #6 |
The group blog of four quiltmakers and textile artists scattered around the world in 4 countries and across three continents. Our aim is to create a small quilt every three months. The theme is chosen by the members in turn. Our website is: www.12bythedozen.weebly.com
Saturday, 31 May 2014
Water Tower #6
The mango yellow colour was just the blast of warm sunshine that we needed here in Montreal's winter, which seemed interminable. Thanks, Michele!
This piece was inspired by a photo I took in New York City last year, shown below. The windows in the foreground building are made with variegated thread in a wide satin stitch. The fabrics are hand-dyed and commercial cotton.
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Well, it certainly is warm and sunny, Heather. You really have nailed this style to perfection. I love the idea of the variegated thread - perfect windows with reflections. Very clever.
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Vibrant use of colour and looks just great mounted on a black canvas like the others in this series.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Heather, those dull buildings in real life just glow with your beautiful use of colour and the pop of the fuschia water tower. Love it!
ReplyDeleteI also love the pop of the fuschia water tower. Would love to see a number of these displayed together.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colours ..............
ReplyDeleteDo you use solid colour or are your fabrics translucent?
Mostly I use my own hand-dyes on PFD cotton, Linda. Low immersion dyeing. In this case the sky was a commercial cotton bought some years ago, mottled like a hand-dye.
DeleteOne of my favourites of yours, Heather. Love the colour and the composition.
ReplyDeleteSo vibrant, great use of colour.
ReplyDeleteone of my favorites as well even though it is not one of the colors that i enjoy working with or even in general. when i first saw this piece it became a favorite
ReplyDeleteuse of all colors is great
well done heather
I absolutely love this one! The colours look so good even though they are so different from the photo. Your style is so original, and I'm still waiting for you to start your international teaching career.
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