I just finished a piece that was a challenge to myself. This past spring I had interpreted one of my photos of Cataract Creek into fiber art. On that piece I was pleased with the way moving water was captured. The challenge was to do it again. I took this picture of Cataract Creek in early October. It was interesting how the light was golden compared to my other picture which had a cool blue feeling.
Early October at Cataract Creek
Summer at Cataract Creek
Close up of Cataract Creek
Listening to my own recommendation to “just do it”. I started placing fabric. Thinking of each piece of fabric as a brush stroke. This is mostly my own hand dyed or painted fabric, though there is some commercial fabric interspersed. These photos show the process, click on the picture, then on the arrow to see the next picture in the process. The little white dots are my pin heads, I use a insulation board as my design wall.
I’ve hung a new show at Arts Alive in Breckenridge. You will be able to see it through October. Arts Alive is at 500 S. Main in the LaCima Mall, just south of the Park and Main Restaurant.
The exhibit showcases the “Yin and Yang” of my latest work.
The fiber art landscape pieces express an impressionistic interpretation of photos taken on my many hikes. Fabrics are used to portray rushing water and sunlight streaming thought the woods. The other aspect of my work is the whimsical village scenes. The goal is to bring a smile, they come from the imagination and are inspired by my painted houses and other fabrics. The hope is encouraged you, the viewer to make up his or her own story to go with the piece. All of these represent where I live in Heeney Colorado,
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