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This
series of quilts is made by using randomly cut small pieces of hand dyed
cotton sateen fabric to create a textured surface. The pieces are enhanced
by appliquéing a shape, such as a circle or square, in the center of each
piece. The artist then creates a composition. Using the small appliquéd
pieces in various combinations, the series has evolved into the following
works.
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Dispersion: 
68.5 x 78.5
The dictionary defines
“dispersion” as the separation of white or compound light into its
respective colors as in the formation of a full spectrum by a prism.
This piece portrays this same dissemination of small, medium and large
“confetti” particles radiating in all directions. With the three
columns juxtaposed to prove that opposites attract, the values in the
middle mix both horizontally and vertically scattering their light in all
directions. The circular quilting further defines the dispersion
idea.
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Dispersion
Dispersion Detail
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Illuminations:
87.5 x 70
This quilt began by
making block-like formations using the irregular small confetti pieces
guided by light to dark, or dark to light value choices. Formatting
them into a larger piece by intermixing the colors to connect the blocks
was more of a challenge. The result when viewed from afar reminds me of
those “Brite-Light” boards my children played with when they were
young because the appliquéd confetti pieces just illuminated the larger
structure.
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Illuminations Full View
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Illuminations Detail View
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Eclipse #2:
48 x 82
See how the moon goes from light to dark like an eclipse by using value,
and a greater variety of sizes of the Confetti shapes in a restricted
color range of blacks, whites, grays and warm browns.
Eclipse #2 Detail
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Transitions:
98 x 47
An infinity of confetti shapes with an
off center white area transitioning to cool colors on one side and warm
colors on the other side and held together by random free motion
embroidered shapes to continue the color flow.
Transitions Detail
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Transitions Full View
Transitions Detail
Transitions Detail
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Swing
Dancing:
54 x 56.5
The colorful confetti pieces seem to
be in the process of lining up while portraying the bright, fun, jazzy
swing and sway of the latest craze… swing dancing! |
Swing Dancing
Swing Dancing Detail
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Line
Dancing:
73 x 52
In
this joyful quilt, it appears that the colorful confetti pieces are lining
up for a country western line dance. Lines of colors are still
topsy-turvy but working on getting in lines of colors before the music
begins.
Line Dancing
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Line Dancing Detail
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Line Dancing 2
Commission
Line Dancing 1
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Moonshadows:
72 x 89.5
Using a palette of
whites and blues with avocado, purple, green and black accents, this
piece uses the basic square and circle shapes in all sizes of
"confetti" interposed on top of one another. The
asymmetrical design with values running counterpoint to one another
creates the idea of light and shadows as the moon passes by.
Moonshadows detail
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Moonshadows
Moonshadows detail
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Bejeweled:
39 x 38.5
The jewel toned
confetti pieces float on a black background with circular quilting forming
another level of design.
Bejeweled Detail
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Passages
40.5" x 48"
This abstract design suggests a red
door shape that one can pass through as indicated by the lightening of the
warm values and colors, laying on top of a light white and orange
background that has subtle variations of confetti pieces at the top and a
dark grouping of blues at the bottom. The piece is filled with
quilting and embroidered squares and circles.
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Passages Full View
Passages Detail View
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Glow:
46.5" x 46"The warm but
dark colors gather, get warmer, and burst into a "glow", shown by a
brilliant yellow, lime, and orange square that has an embroidered grid of
uneven bright lines to show the radiant glow.
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Crop Circles:
76" x 62.5"
With the look
of a landscape from above, this quilt was created by randomly piecing the
small pieces into free flowing color splotches that run into one another,
just as a field looks from the air. This field has been intruded upon by
the famous “crop circles” phenomenon, shown by the slender white lines that
are pieced into the surface. You will find another layer of design in the
overlapping concentric circles quilted throughout. Is this a “sign”?
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Balance
of Power:
32 x 56
The two outer stacks of
rectangular boxes are precariously balanced but upright. The middle
stacks are just starting to align themselves to create the correct
balance of power between the two outer towers.
Balance of Power -detail
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Balance of Power
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Balancing Act Full View
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Balancing Act:
24" x 54"
Entertained by the clowns balancing act at Cirque de
Soleil, I was inspired to create a quilt in the image of the wobbly stacks of boxes worked by the clowns. Offset rectangles were constructed using the "confetti" and "streamer" pieces to form the "stacks". The use of vibrant primary colors was employed to set the happy circus mood.
Balancing Act Detail
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Morse Code:
50.5 x 50 This quilt came about when I was imagining how much harder it was to communicate by using the old fashioned Morse Code method, which was a series of dots and dashes, instead of our speedy email of today. I noticed that if I put these “confetti pieces” in a line they reminded me of that dot and dash system, and so I pieced them together in this fashion. The quilting also represents Morse Code by using satin stitching as the “dots” for another layer of design, and provides an interesting size comparison.
Morse Code Detail
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Morse Code |
Caught
in the Light
38.5 x 40
Three
layers of values give the impression of the dark columns silhouetted
against the large circle of light on a background of varied reds.
And the small “confetti” shapes resemble fireflies drawn to the light,
swarming there, caught in the beam of a large headlight on a summer night.
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Caught in the Lignt
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Positive
Attitude:
33 x 40.5
Using a
“plus sign” as a motif, this quilt conveys a happy, positive attitude
about life in general. The small confetti pieces in the shades of
black, white and gray are pieced into offbeat, not quite perfect, “plus
signs” which are each quilted in a similar color of thread to accent the
“plus”. The bright confetti-like appliqués serve to add sparks to
represent all of the wonderful things we can each experience if we
maintain a positive attitude.
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Positive Attitude
Positive Attitude Detail View
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Close
Encounters:
36 x 52
This quilt is an experiemnt about using warm colors against cool colrs to
differentiate the foregorund and the background. Using all sizes of
"confetti", I used only the warm colors for the Confetti pieces,
and pieced them all onto a background of varying cool colors. The
blocks look like they are merging together, while passing close to each
other and sometimes colliding to form other shapes. The echo line
quilting is done only in the cool background, making the confetti pieces
pop out like little pillows.
Close Encounters Detail
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Close Encounters
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Broken
Boundaries:
62" x 63"
Based on the
traditional nine patch, this design is made up of nine patches that use
value as the basis of their construction. The 5 dark blocks surround the 4
lighter ones and it appears that they are fighting over territorial rights
as one pushes into the other’s space. Again featured are the ragged edges
while the quilting alternates between concentric circles and squares.
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Radiance:
40" x 39"
The pieces
are put together to create a glow as the pieces radiate outward, ending at
random points. Circular quilting enhances the illusion.
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Confetti
Convergence
67" x 51"
All of the confetti shapes in large,
medium and small circles and squares have converged into various groupings
on a black background creating a game board effect. Tight, black on
black echo quilting around the shapes fills the background area making the
appliquéd shapes pop up.
Confetti Detail View
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Patches
18 x 22"
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Patches 2
18 x 21.5"
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