Friday, October 03, 2008

Leaves

I wanted to start simple so I would finish it. I chose leaves because the sky is the limit with ideas if I wanted to continue with this series. I chose a vertical composition with red/orange and blue/green as the complentary colors. The leaves not attached to the vine are 3-dimensional. I'm sorry the photo appears a bit fuzzy but I wanted to post it before I went out of town. I will update it once it is completely finished. The plan is to quilt it quite heavily and possibly accent with beads. I look forward to your comments and critiques.

Michele
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7 comments:

  1. Kathy Angel Lee10/3/08, 8:05 PM

    Michelle - I really like the simplicity of this piece. It flows very well and the blue-green leaves and stem add just the right amount of color.

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  2. Carole10/3/08, 10:16 PM

    Hi Michelle and thank you for posting even tho' you weren't quite done.
    The photo does look fuzzy, like it has been 'felted'.... The 3D leaves, are they faced?
    The warm glow is very comforting.
    Well done and I, too, look forward to seeing the finished piece.

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  3. Cherie in Del Mar10/4/08, 3:14 PM

    I will be interested to see what embellishments you add. I love your colors and can picture all kinds of approaches for finishing...
    Cherie

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  4. LAQuilts10/4/08, 3:30 PM

    Make sure you add re-post when your done with it. This color combination is really nice - I think I'll have to do this one soon.

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  5. Cynthia Ann Morgan10/4/08, 9:53 PM

    Hi Michelle, Beautiful colors and design...very well done! My only comment is that I want to mess up it's hair. Meaning all the leaves are perfectly placed...what would it look like with a couple maverick leaves?
    Beading will be nice on this, too
    Welcome to the group!
    Cynthia

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  6. Anonymous10/7/08, 10:24 AM

    Hi Michele,
    Simple is good! Especially given our limited working time.
    Hope you keep at it. I would like to see your finished piece.

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  7. Roberta Ranney10/7/08, 4:09 PM

    Hi Michele - You have got off to a great start - I can tell that we're all interested in seeing where it goes from here. I find your combination of colors/fabrics very attractive.

    I agree with Cynthia that a little "hair messing" would add a bit more zip. All of the leaves are evenly placed and aiming in the same direction. A bit more disorder might give the piece more vitality.

    I look forward to seeing it after you add lines of quilting and any embellishment you want.

    Welcome to Fast Friday. I'll look forward to seeing more of your work.

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