Monday, July 25, 2011

Garden Shower




My personal solitude has always been triggered by water and beautiful gardens. This quilt is taken from a photograph of my garden bench where I spent many hours enjoying the sight and sound of a fountain, birds, and multiple types of hostas. I have used the photo for a full page in my scrapbook, which I had titled Serenity, clearly one of the positive aspects of the Solitude that Ann has offered as our challenge. The quilt is 10" x 7.5" and I have used fusible raw-edge appliqué to achieve a similar appearance as the photo. Although the photo was taken during a clear day, I have added rain by quilting with silver metallic thread. All of my life, I have been the most creative when it is raining, especially when there is lightning and thunder. Interestingly it almost rained today as I was working on this, so I just played one of my "Solitude Series" CD that was rain and thunder to accompany me. I will add scrapbook page and quilt detail. Comments welcome. Sandi
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9 comments:

  1. :Diane7/25/11, 6:42 AM

    Sandi,
    I can feel the rain and hear the rumbling clouds. what is the size? I love that you simplified the leaves and flowers into triangles. Very nice interpretation of the challenge theme.

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  2. Sharon Robinson7/25/11, 10:19 AM

    Beautiful. Your quilting really gives the feel of a light spring rain shower.

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  3. Anonymous7/26/11, 7:28 AM

    Nicely abstracted. You have captured the feeling of solitude with the mood created by both the backgrounds and the beautiful quilting.

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  4. Cynthia Ann Morgan7/27/11, 9:34 AM

    Hi Sandi, Lovely peaceful piece. That's my solitude too....looking out at a garden. The leaves and flowers are abstracted in a lovely impressionist way. Great job
    Cynthia

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  5. Wendy7/27/11, 11:09 PM

    It's monsoon season here.. so a light rain (as opposed to a torrential downpour) would be welcome! You really captured the rain and the feeling!

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  6. Ann In Fallbrook, CA7/30/11, 4:27 PM

    You have done a great job with the representational abstraction of the foliage, and that's what this challenge was all about. The composition is spot-on. The glow of the bench draws you in, the foliage pulls your eye around, and the rain draws you back out. I wonder what you will do next!

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  7. Pam Harris8/1/11, 11:13 PM

    Reminds me of our summers, more wet than sunny and warm! Nice composition.

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  8. Cherie in Del Mar8/3/11, 2:53 PM

    What a beautiful garden spot! I would delight to sit quietly on your bench reading a good book. Lovely
    Cherie

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  9. Linda Mac8/9/11, 4:28 PM

    Wonderful piece.

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