.....Apparently my 'artist block' hasn't disappeared quite yet. After feeling rather giddy over the pieced background, (meaning I actually did something) the style of leaves and color of fabric still eluded me.
Auditioning motifs cut from paper saves wasted fabric!
Have you noticed anything about this piece now?? Yup...though I originally planned and pieced the background for a vertical orientation, it's now horizontal. Truly, I'm VERY directionally challenged....and I believe this spills over into my work as well.
As you are reading this post......I'll be in AZ attending our 5th annual "Girlfriend Art Camp". A big bonus of travel teaching on the quilt circuit for over 2 decades are the friendships that developed along the way!!
This unfinished piece awaits my return....when I'm sure to have lots of photos to share with you.
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I like the ginko leaves- they are quite graceful. Paper leaf auditions- a good plan! Do enjoy your AZ trip. Where do you go? We are headed to Phoenix in early April for several days of traveling about. We considered Wickenburg as a retiremnent home, but chose Florida over that for the horses. Still love to visit there, though. I think there is a quilt exhibit at the Desert Caballeros Museum in Wickenburg if you happen to get in that area. Enjoy!
I had that same feeling - that the style of leaves wasn't matching the style of the fabric. Ginkgos, I thought. But maybe that's too predictable as well. And yet - as you say, sometimes it's the predictable that will assure a sale, which is what you're going for here. So you can guess, as I scrolled down and saw your solution, I was smiling and chuckling to myself. Yes - Ginkgo leaves are perfect!
I may have to try your tracing paper technique. I'm still stuck on an addition in one corner of a piece - trying to envision an arrangement of branches and/or leaves and just not getting anywhere. Not like I don't have a lot of that Golden Threads Quilter's paper on hand...in two widths!
the leaves work well, have a great time catching up with friends
Ginko Leaves - yes! They look beautiful against the background!
Have a wonderful retreat Mary!
Great process!!! Love that background piece! Think I said this before!!
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