In the 1920s, iron windows became popular due to the need for burglary prevention in houses. The soft and malleable nature of iron windows made it possible for ironworkers to bend and forge them, turning the homeowner's imagination and wishes into an iron window flower so that each home could have its totemic imagery.
My quilt is a blurring of the four seasons when looking out during the quarantine period. The four colors represent spring (green), summer (blue), autumn (yellow), and winter (gray).
Due to the covid-19 epidemic, the world is currently in darkness in every field, and the global human is causing negative emotions in prolonged quarantine, but we still need to hold on to hope and the future! That's why I chose the most common totem of the windowpane - the clouds. This totem has a unique symbol in Asian culture - 吉祥 which means auspiciousness, happiness, and good fortune.
In terms of the quilt, the pieces are decorated with shiny threads to reinforce this positive idea.
Wishing this work can comfort your heart.
Stay safe, stay well, stay positive!
Momo
Momo! I think your contribution is exquisite. The inspiration behind it is so interesting and very appropriate to our times. I love the gradation of colour and I especially like that it looks almost like the light is shining through the gate. Very effective. Please tell me about how you made it. It looks like there are many postage stamp size squares. Is that the case? Really lovely.
ReplyDeleteHello Amanda, you are right! I used the mosaic method to put the colors of the seasons together in a gradient effect.
DeleteI love this too. Your choice of fabrics for the four seasons really makes it look as though light is shining through a textured glass.
ReplyDeleteWhat an uplifting piece, both to look at and for the hope it represents.
ReplyDeleteThis glows!
The colours are lovely and it looks as though it is glowing. You have really succeeded in giving luminosity to the quilt.
ReplyDeleteLove your interpretation of the theme, merging the historical with the current. Great choice and working of your colours.
ReplyDeleteYour piece is really beautiful and the way you have gradated the colours are simply perfect in your depiction of the four seasons. As Jinnie said it has a truly luminosity to it. Your message also gives us hope in these troubled times we are all living in at present.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely piece to offer as your first challenge, Momo. I can relate to the protective grilles on windows and how they were to keep people out. Now they are more a symbol of keeping people in (in isolation), but both were meant to keep people safe... Of course people expressed their heritage and culture in the designs. Love the cloud symbol - we need all the auspiciousness, happiness and good fortunes we can get now.
ReplyDeleteThere is a glow coming from the centre - a sign of hope? and the choice of fabrics in the four corners (clever idea of the seasons) is carefully balanced and graded. Beautifully constructed.
Hilary
The history, the grilles with clouds, the luminous colours and the links to the present! A lovely story and a beautiful quilt.
ReplyDeleteMomo your quilt is fantastic, congratulations on making such a fantastic entry in the group. I hope you loved making it as much as I am enjoying looking at it. ❤️
ReplyDeleteMy best wishes to you and your family Claire
Your quilt is a lovely sentiment for these times. And it was interesting to read about the grills and how families would have special ones made. I like your use of colour and as the others have said, the glow in the centre. It's definitely a happy piece.
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