My fiber art group, studioQ, met last week. Kay showed us how to dye using ice. I had never done the technique before, and it was a lot of fun. We used acid dyes on silk scarves.
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| Hard at work. |
Our inspiration piece for October was chosen by Andrea. Autumn Trees - the Maple by Georgia O'Keefe, painted in 1924. A piece with a lot of sinuous curves and subtle shading.
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| Autumn Trees - the Maple by Georgia O'Keefe |
I have been reorganizing my studio and unearthing many treasures. In the process I found some fabric I had painted with thickened dye in shades of fuchsia and black. I decided to use that in my O'Keefe piece.
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| Fall in Fort Worth, 17" x 23" (unquilted) |
And I managed to produce a piece that has neither sinuous curves nor subtle shading. Hmmmm.
Here are all of our pieces together:
I love to see them together. They are always so different.
Jay and I have been showing our inspiration pictures and pieces at our North Texas SAQA regional meetings for the past year. The group thought it was a wonderful idea, so we are doing a NT SAQA challenge as well. Our first piece, chosen by Shelly, was Harran II by Frank Stella, painted in 1967.
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| Harran II by Frank Stella |
I loved the white lines between the colors, so I decided to focus on that.
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| Stella! 18" x 18" |
It looks a bit circusy to me. But I still love the white lines.
I love to see them together. They are always so different.
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