Techniques: hand appliqué and hand embroidery
Materials: commercial batik fabric, tulle, beads, and
hand-dyed pearl cotton
Date: January
31, 2013
Size: 15 inches x 15 inches
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Katie's Artist Statement
“Carnival” is Latitude Quilts’ first challenge. As I started my doodling, I realized that
everyone has a different image of a Carnival.
For some, a Big Top circus tent filled with magic and surprises; for
others, a time of indulgences before Lent in places like New
Orleans or Rio . My interpretation of the theme revolves
around the beaded necklaces that are thrown amongst the crowds in New Orleans . Having never been there, I didn’t want to
show the actual parade, but the day before with the tacky necklaces ready to be
taken and given away. My piece is titled
“New Orleans ,
here I come”.
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Love it.
ReplyDeleteWow, you have enormous patience to do all those little circles> Well done!
ReplyDeleteLove the color scheme you used. And isn't it funny -- before I read your statement, I thought your quilt was about what was left over after a fun night at carnival.
ReplyDeleteAre the beads all needle point applique?, that's a lot of work!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful beads awaiting another year!
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