Wings

I decided on orange, green and blue as my colors and a winged maple tree seed "posed" against a maple tree leaf as my subject. I've wanted to try fracturing for a long time, so it was good to have incentive to actually do this. I've learned a lot, chiefly that this would have been more successful if I had paid more attention to value in addition to color. It was fun, however. Thanks for a great challenge!

Blood Clot

I enjoyed making this piece once I found a royalty free photo of a blood clot online that I could use for my inspiration. I certainly never imagined that a blood clot would be this interesting! After discharging the background fabric, I found a coral/pink solid that I thought would do for the blood cells. I painted dark pink shadows and white highlights, fused my shapes and added them to the background. I liked well enough the bright coral against the mottled black, but when I added the pale green and yellow strings, this piece came alive. it was fun to do, and taught or reminded me of several things. 1) The effect of your discharging liquid may not be visible until you rinse your piece. 2) Adding some paint can transform any fabric into just what you want. 3) Complimentary colors work wonders. 4) Getting out of your rut once in awhile is good for you.
Suzanne Sanger

Kalahari from Space

I decided to do something a little different for this challenge and use a photo of earth taken from 400 miles above the surface. I'm posting the photo here as well as my attempt to interpret it. As someone on the internet said, from that distance, Earth is abstract art. I have to admit that I'm not terribly happy with this. I'd like it to have a little more 'fire.' But at least it's a little different. I started with a plain yellow background and then added lines of color with almost everything in my arsenal--crayolas, ink pens, Sharpies, pencils, etc. Stitched on top of all of that. The photo on the right is the original satellite photo.

Thanks for a fun challenge! Comments and suggestions welcome!