The colours in this quilt took a long time to be.
The fabrics are rayons and cottons dyed with procion mx fibre reactive dyes.
Some are overdyed commercial prints.
They were hand stitched and embellished.
After stitching, everything was dyed again, this time red procion mx.
The layers of dye have made colours that are un-namable but for some reason, they touch us.
I photographed the crosses on the front of the quilt, as a way to say fare well.
It was sold just after the local art tour. For a full view of the entire quilt, please click here.
Art is not about beauty!
Art is about exultation.
Art is about absolute emotion.
Art is about self evident authenticity.
Barnett Newman
7 comments:
This is beautiful !!!
Very best wishes,
Barbara
I'm sure its new owner will treasure this beautiful work of exultation and emotion.
I enlarged the full quilt to have a closer look and it really is a spectacular piece.
All that dyeing and over dyeing...what an amazing quilt. Loved taking a look at the finished quilt. Such a work of art and that backing is truly wonderful...aahhhh sold. That must be hard sometimes.
Jacky xox
oh to touch these pieces and the whole!
That quote hits the bulls-eye home for me...
That quote hits the bulls-eye home for me...
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