I tried creating dimension by depicting a corner, as where a hall might lead off from a room, and made the shape and shading to indicate that turn-off. The material for the flowers were scraps that I was given during a recent stay in a Mayan village in Belize; I later found one more piece that I had cut to fill part of the upper right of the arrangement, but since the whole piece is already mounted on foamcore, I will leave it off. I did think of maybe making a backing for it, stiff enough so I could tack it on so it would come out of the picture a bit.
Going with the directive to crop the picture, I originally had some of the flowers at the top and left being cut off by the border, and that just felt wrong. So the background gets cropped; I'd rather violate one of the guidelines than the integrity of the piece.
Your shading for the corner is quite effective. I too would have wondered if your quilt was flat if you had not said. Although I think it might be easier to admire the flowers if the odd shape of the quilt didn't demand so much attention.
ReplyDeleteThe shading on the bowl and the shadows give a lot of dimension to your quilt as well.
Hi Tobi, looks like you had fun with this. I really like the bowl with it's unusual coloration and great shading. Good job!
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Good for you for following your artistic vision. You considered the cropping and had a reason for leaving it off and that's good enough for me. It's neat that you used such an interesting shape. What a special way to use the fabric from your trip. I like the way the flowers are coming out of the bowl at all angles. It's very lively.
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