My inspiration, a fallen leaf. The wind blows and a leaf falls from the tree and into the water below. It stays there floating alone and in peaceful quietness. The quilt is 14"X14". The leaf is real, found one day while at Laguna Beach, CA. It was a brown, dry, dead leaf. I painted it to look more like an Autumn Leaf, then coated it with a hardener. I chose the background fabric, because of the shadows from overhanging branches. There is another piece the shape of the leaf to act as a shadow underneath the leaf.
Deborah, that's a beautiful background and the leaf is really cool.
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A real leaf? That's impressive!
ReplyDeletebeautiful background colors - so relaxing.
ReplyDeleteWonderful. So simple but so very effective.
ReplyDeleteBetty
Your quilting goes a long way towards enhancing your compostion. The leaf is fascinating - how did you attach it?
ReplyDeleteVery soothing quilt. Interesting that you used a real leaf.
ReplyDeleteYour leaf is great...the shadow serves to really make it float off of the surface. Very tranquil!
ReplyDeleteCherie
Deborah, I find this to be quite beautiful - the real leaf and the wonderful quilting that compliments your leaf and at the same time creates a feeling of gently moving water accompanying its friend. Sandi Cannarella
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