Comments on: New Work: Links (part 2)

By: Julie-Anne McDonald

Julie-Anne McDonald — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:17:52 +0000

This is now my favorite Lyric piece. I like everything about it actually. The various processes give it a layering that gives the piece depth without making if chaotic or unreadable. The simplicity of each element and the way they work together makes this a very special piece.

Photographing art quilts is challenging. I had hoped Heidi Adnum's book The Crafter's Guide to Taking Great Photos would be a help, as it was touted in Quilting Arts, but it ignores textiles for the most part. I struggle with this issue. Getting the colors right is really a problem so perhaps white is less of a problem. Getting the right lighting to show texture is another problem.

Congratulations on a very successful new work.
Julie-Anne
http://www.julie-annemcdonald.com

By: Cindy Cooksey

Cindy Cooksey — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:35:38 +0000

I liked the subtle use of foil in your piece, and I liked the surprise of discovering the gripping hands in your design. Good work!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:30:58 +0000

I think it might be more effective with fewer hand grippings–a single row fading off; or perhaps more of them with a variation in intensity. The circular foiling/shibori is interesting but I'm not sure how it relates to the handgripping imagery.

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:27:38 +0000

Beautiful work.

I wonder how it would look if the placement of the smaller circles mimicked the dynamism of the larger "exploding" motif. Maybe offsetting them so they went out of the "frame" (like the larger motif) to subtly lead the eye in a circular pattern?

By: ms lottie

ms lottie — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:23:21 +0000

I've always thought foiling made pieces look 'tacky'. This is the first piece of work using foiling where I think it's added something to the work – no tackiness here!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:00:28 +0000

p.s. I like the foil application – it gives the piece an interesting dimension.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:58:06 +0000

I love your new piece, Lyric! Very creative.

By: Marie Costa

Marie Costa — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:50:48 +0000

Lovely piece, the stitching really makes the design pop. Thank you for sharing your process. Great tip regarding using photos for design tweaking!

By: landscapelady

landscapelady — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:39:42 +0000

first of all I absolutely LOVE the design and the way that you stitched it, it's wonderful. I'm not a fan of the foil though, to me makes it look ………… mmmh, looking for a word – ruddy is the first thing that comes to mind so that's what I'm going with. You do like to play though, so go for it 🙂

By: Currie Silver

Currie Silver — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:18:38 +0000

A curious process and I like how you're describing it as it unfolds.

I've been stopping and photographing things I'm working on lately too. Awhile back I brought my handy wee camera into a danger zone and something got into the works so I had to replace it. I'd hoped to revert to my older SLR digital, but apparently it, too, had irreparably been harmed. A camera memorial service was called for...

Now, it seems, I am NOT photographing the process, so seeing yours has re-inspired me!!

Fascinating!!