Monday, March 31, 2014

Love’s Illusions



Most of us grew up with a fairy tale, Hollywood movie image of love. One day our Prince Charming would sweep us off our feet and whisk us away to a wonderful castle where we would live, rich and happy forever. There would never be any problems or discord, just longing gazes into each other’s eyes and eternal bliss.

For most of us who have been in relationships in the real world, we know that Life sends us many challenges whether health or finances or family or personal issues that test our love.

These challenges can affect a relationship and make it stronger or eventually wear it down. For those who survive the tests the result is a true love based on having seen each other at our best and our worse and having decided that we love and respect and accept each other no matter what. This is True Love!

In this quilt I have woven a double ikat in shades of red to represent love in its many forms and in shades of blue-green to represent the various challenges. The resulting fabric is the fabric of Life.

The white fabric is covered in black text that represents the good and bad aspects of a relationship. The red text consists of the fairy tale words. When we look at love through rose-coloured glasses we selectively choose the fairy tale words and ignore the rest.


10 comments:

  1. Janice, you are so clever! I so agree with your idea of true love. Although I think my husband still has his rose coloured glasses on even after 26 years of marriage. Stunning colour palette.

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  2. A wonderful way to show the different aspects of love. I love how the pink sunglasses change what we see...

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  3. What a break away from your previous pieces. Love the vibrant colours - they really have impact. The rose-coloured spectacles are a wonderful idea, and the text in both parts is excellently done. Great piece!

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  4. Oh, that is the true, how many of us are wearing pink glasses!

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  5. Janice, it's brilliant, rose coloured specs and that lovely background you have made. Yes so different to your other work! but still has your flair and attention to detail sitting alongside beautiful work

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  6. Rose colored glasses, of course! I think the color choice for your pieced background is clever, as is the idea to include the different texts. Well done!

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  7. You made me laugh with this one, Janice! So different to your other works. I love it!

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  8. The rose glasses are a good idea and the different words are funny. Scientist say that the first love with rose glasses lasts 7 weeks and then the reality begins.

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  9. When seeing your quilt it made me laugh and as Deborah says it is so different from your other works.
    What a smart idea to weave together the reality of our love life with its ups and downs with the shimmering dreams of love (that we had sometimes long time ago when we were young). I like your piece very much!

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  10. You have hit the nail on the head here and your portrayal of the concept is simple yet inspired.

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