Monday, September 30, 2013

Sounds of Silence









As I thought of the theme a number of ideas came to mind--images of aspen leaves on a tree, an owl flying silently in front of a stand of trees were some.  But then we had a major hailstorm with softball size hailstones bouncing through the yard and banging on our metal roof and striking the tree branches.  Afterward it was silent while we gazed from our deck at the mess of leaves and twigs.  After so much noise there was the Sound of Silence.

This piece involves applique and extensive stitching and quilting.  The quilting pattern I learned after studying a quilt by Marie Roper of the UK.  I used metallic thread for that.

Leaves have served me well as images both here and in the City and Guilds patchwork class.


7 comments:

  1. Judy, your leaf fabric is perfect, and the dark purple is a good foil for it. It is good to hear that leaves have been your friend artistically for a while!

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  2. Judy, the leaves are beautiful, I like the imperfections you have included. That quilt pattern looks good. I did wonder how hard it would be to replicate, I can see it going wrong very easily. You have captured that silence after the storm perfectly.

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  3. Ahhh, the quietness after a storm! Your fallen leaves (so beautifully crafted) leave me with a feeling of lovely peaceful silence.

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  4. Judy....there is nothing more restfull than leaves scattered on the ground and those colours make me feel happy. I can't understand why a lot of people like to clean them up so quickly!

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  5. Silence after a storm is a potent inspiration. Love the color scheme; in fact, I think it's a very dynamic one for "silence" and I love that juxtaposition.

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  6. When we lived in Alberta, Canada we had a July tornado that killed many people and covered everything in golf ball sized hailstones. The noise was incredible. your piece shows perfectly the stillness that follows such a storm.

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