Monday, April 29, 2013

Iris

The iris of the eye is named for the Greek goddess Iris who was goddess of the rainbow, so I chose to incorporate the whole of the rainbow as the color of this eye.

This was a fun challenge.  I'm most pleased that I was able to pull all the colors from my scrap bin -- except for the rainbow stripe and black & white background fabrics.

The finished piece is 15" square.  Comments/critiques are welcomed.

Robert Hartley

7 comments:

  1. This is a very striking and vibrant piece. The combination of the rainbow colors and the black and white is very effective, and fun to look at!

    Marilyn Foulke

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  2. Love the colors of the eye and borders against the black and white border. Great job!

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  3. I loved how you pieced the color wheel colors and formed them into an eye. I love how your border fabric helps re-emphasize your round shape in the center. It's very contemporary, but a very wonderful little quilt. Pam Clark

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  4. This is a very intriguing piece which draws the viewer in. All of that color is just popped by the use of the black and white. There is a lot of movement in the eye with the radiating color wheel. This is certainly a very vibrant piece of art. Job well done!

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  5. This is a piece that will never just fade into the background, not with all that color and bold black and white! A great job!

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  6. a very creative and vivid piece. Love the choice of the black & white background.

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  7. I LOVE the rainbow colors and black and white. It looks like an eye, but is sort of abstract at the same time.

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