This theme was quite a challenge. There were so many
thoughts about this word, many positive and some negative, so my first thought
was to make a weave of positive and negative memories, printed words on dark
and light fabrics and then weave them together.
The word "Memories" also made me think of
all those lovely holidays I and my family spent in Italy every spring for many
years , about 35-40 years ago. Trying to interpret this lovely time I painted,
with acrylic paint, a seascape with sand, water and sky. The beach is stamped
with irregular circles also seed beads and some cotton beads and stitching were added in
order to attain texture. Parasols, sun
and glitter were fused. The piece is hand quilted with silk and metallic
threads.
My intention for this quilt was to make a simplified seascape
which should give an impression of a peaceful and lovely time on the beach.
This was the first time I made a wholecloth quilt
painted with acrylics.
Material used: Cotton fabrics, acrylic paint,
seed beads, cotton beads, silk and metallic threads, cotton and polyester batting.
