Host: Tobi Hoffman
Due: August 31, 2013
Theme: Exploring the Circle
Design Element: Circles and arcs. The circles can be part of the fabric
patterns, actual full circles, and/or the quilting pattern. Let them overlap as much as you want, or make
concentric circles or offset concentric circles. You can distort them or use ovals,
particularly where perspective might show circles from the side.
Style: Aim for a pictorial or
symbolic quilt rather than just a repetitive pattern containing circles as in
traditional quilts. Mandala patterns are
acceptable, but try to get away from the traditional.
References:
The
Circle, The Wheel of Fortune & The Rose Window
Circle
Symbolism
Circle
Symbols - What Do They Mean?
http://webclipart.about.com/od/businessoffice/ss/Circle-Symbols-What-Do-They-Mean.htm
or http://tinyurl.com/FFFC84-3
Mandala
Symbolism:
Plotting a Circle
in Perspective (Technical)
And
maybe not directly relevant, but fascinating (meaning, I couldn’t resist):
Mysterious
Underwater ‘Crop Circles’ Discovered Off the Coast of Japan
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/09/mysterious-underwater-crop-circle-art-discovered-off-the-coast-of-japan/
or http://tinyurl.com/FFFC84-5
Examples in art:
The
Giving Circle, by Lorraine
Landroche
http://quiltforchange.org/2013/07/the-giving-circle-lorraine-landroche-of-west-warwick-rhode-island/
or
http://tinyurl.com/FFFC84-6
Lucina
Lighting the Way, by Mary Veneecke
http://quiltforchange.org/2013/07/lucina-lighting-the-way-by-mary-vaneecke-of-tucson-arizona/
or http://tinyurl.com/FFFC84-7
My
Dresden, by Anita Peluso
Art
Made Entirely of Circles by Ben Heine
Megan
Aroon Duncanson
And
above all, have FUN with this!
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