Art Every Day, Saturday, May 18, 2013
Good Evening,
Here is today's newest piece. I had one student in a Quilt & Color class today so I made a piece myself. This started out a piece of white fabric layered with batting and backing. I free form stitched the fish first then added all of the sections in the tail, body and fins. Finally I stitched the sea plants and coral in the background along with the sand floor.
After the quilting was completed I used Fabrico markers to color in the bulk of the designs with a little bit of Tsukineko ink used in the background and some of the larger portions of the motifs. When it was all done I found it way too bright so I did a wash of pale, sandy brown ink over the entire surface to quiet the whole thing down.
I love this technique. It's possible to do just abut anything and it's just pure fun too.
Till tomorrow,
Heather
1 comment:
I am always astonished by the pieces you quilt and color because they are so vibrant and look like printed pieces!
There is great dimension and detail in this, and even though I can see here and there where the wash is, the color is still so vibrant! What a great tip to know, that a light wash can tone things down without washing away the color.
I appreciate the subtleties of the outlines in this piece- it really makes me look everywhere.It appears that you either used two threads in some areas or quilted over them more than once, as they stand out more, which I enjoy. I also realize if everything stood out like that, it would look like a child's coloring book. lol
This does look like a lot of fun and makes such a beautiful piece!
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