It all came together!

Two weeks ago I posted about the beginning of this quilt. (5-23-21… Wading into Serenity.) The two weeks since then have had a lot of art things pulling me off course: sewing machine breakdowns plus two other works-in-progress that are just busting my chops with frustration. GGrrrrmph.

BUT… this one came together. Sometimes it works out that way.  Aaaah!

I was interested in using this honey-comb stencil printed piece as an anchor between several sections. I remember printing this section: it was at the end of a printing session and I had some leftover paint. I grabbed a long stretch of muslin and pressed some images. I like the way the pattern has differences in intensity from one end to the other.

I added other printed fabrics and photo transfers to this strip, working in a grid and quilting in sections.

Here’s the quilt when it was mostly constructed – on my easel, waiting to discover what would happen next.

This was actually as far as I’d planned. And I liked all the components. But, at this point it looked to me more like a background and not a finished work. There was more to come.

Some of the layering I added included transparent paint over the photo transfers. The transfers are smooth and not absorptive. They create a nice surface for painting.

Right at the end, I decided to add a few characters to this setting. The bees appear in three spots.

I have photos of this completed work, and a mock-up showing how it would look in an interior, on my website. Please take a look if you’d like to see more: BREATHE IN AND KNOW

This week I hope to get back to the works that are frustrating me and hope to find some solutions.  Wish me luck!

To the artmakers….. Happy creating.

To the art-lovers……… Happy appreciating!

Thank you for reading. I always enjoy questions and comments.
--Bobbi
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