Dislocation
Festival of Quilts 2014 - Contemporary Quilt Gallery
10 August 2014
So, dear Reader, we set up!
And I was exhausted afterwards!
But, a day with my Mum (clearing out the garden shed) and a day in my studio (finishing 2 pieces of work that have been hanging around for ever + working more on that little book that I mentioned here) and I was ready to do my 'stint' on the CQ Gallery.
79 quilts were entered but only 44 made 'the cut' - you can see all of them here.
I am honoured to have been selected as one of the 44, though I am not sure I would have necessarily selected the same as the judges who apparently did the selection. Controversial, so I will leave it at that.
That said, the gallery was lovely and the quilts admired.
When we were hanging the quilts, this one by Sally Hutson caught my eye.
Of course, I had seen and even handled the sample, but the effect of the whole quilt did not come through in just the sample. Here is the description mounted next to the quilt.
But I then had the joy of spending several more hours in the company of all of these quilts.
And I never tired of looking at any of them.
Below, details from 'Primordial Soup with Euglena by Veronica Coad.
Detail from 'Steamed Up' by Judy Fairless.
And a detail from 'The Wrong Place' by Anne Louise Williams ( a lady close to my heart as she also uses paper! This one was brown paper on scrim.)
And, finally, just a small point. You might have spotted in the photo above, that 'Abscission III' didn't travel too well!
When I got to the show I was somewhat alarmed to see that the quilt had 'creased' along the spacer batons.
By the end of day 4 these creases had not dropped out.
So, I need to rethink this! I have all the quilts safe in my keeping because they are going on their travels and it is more convenient to send them on their way from me, so I will have time to take this apart and think again! I need much smaller rods I think. And flatter!
Ah well! You learn as you go along.
And I was exhausted afterwards!
But, a day with my Mum (clearing out the garden shed) and a day in my studio (finishing 2 pieces of work that have been hanging around for ever + working more on that little book that I mentioned here) and I was ready to do my 'stint' on the CQ Gallery.
79 quilts were entered but only 44 made 'the cut' - you can see all of them here.
I am honoured to have been selected as one of the 44, though I am not sure I would have necessarily selected the same as the judges who apparently did the selection. Controversial, so I will leave it at that.
That said, the gallery was lovely and the quilts admired.
When we were hanging the quilts, this one by Sally Hutson caught my eye.
Of course, I had seen and even handled the sample, but the effect of the whole quilt did not come through in just the sample. Here is the description mounted next to the quilt.
But I then had the joy of spending several more hours in the company of all of these quilts.
And I never tired of looking at any of them.
Below, details from 'Primordial Soup with Euglena by Veronica Coad.
Detail from 'Steamed Up' by Judy Fairless.
And a detail from 'The Wrong Place' by Anne Louise Williams ( a lady close to my heart as she also uses paper! This one was brown paper on scrim.)
And, finally, just a small point. You might have spotted in the photo above, that 'Abscission III' didn't travel too well!
When I got to the show I was somewhat alarmed to see that the quilt had 'creased' along the spacer batons.
By the end of day 4 these creases had not dropped out.
So, I need to rethink this! I have all the quilts safe in my keeping because they are going on their travels and it is more convenient to send them on their way from me, so I will have time to take this apart and think again! I need much smaller rods I think. And flatter!
Ah well! You learn as you go along.
Dislocation - and so it begins.
21 April 2014
The assemblage has begun.
When I left you the tissue paper was drying after a hefty does of sprayed, diluted acrylic paint.
I'm using kunin felt as the wadding - I like felt. It gives support and keeps the construction flat.
I have cut the felt up into the correct sizes to 'build' the quilt. Then I roughly cut the tissue, adhered it to the front of the felt with spray mount, and folded the surplus over the edges to create a neat edge (I'm thinking that this will suffice and no additional binding will be necessary) and stuck it down on the back with acrylic glue.
Next up, paints..
And a trusty print block that has had several previous outings.
On the small matter of paint, as you know I am a passionate fan of Fresco Finish paints by Paperartsy, but last week I went to a talk at the MK branch of the embroiders guild given by a lovely, generous artist called Paula Watkins. And she recommended emulsion paint match pots from DIY stores. What a brilliant idea ( why hadn't I though of that before) so Daughter No 1 and I went to investigate. As you can see, Crown paints do a few metallic finishes. I cannot imagine putting them on a wall, but on a piece of art mixed I with other paints - well, I think we are into something here!
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