Little Glimpses #2
I have now finished twenty-six small pieces for my new series. Since I can’t show finished pieces at the moment, I will be sharing little glimpses of pieces periodically (See Little Glimpses #1).
I wish I had finished more “components” this past week as 28 will make up one big piece. However, my studio is moving down the hall and chaos reigns at the moment. I’m exchanging my current studio for a smaller room with no through traffic and a closet. Well worth it, I am hoping, once the pain of moving is over.
In any case, let’s start with the photo above. It is hand-painted fabric stamped with pigment ink, free-motion stitched with painted Lutradur squares, and a piece of a photo. I think I mentioned before that I am surprising myself by using cotton batting with these pieces and it encourages me to do more stitching.
This is the box of stamps I keep upstairs (not in the basement where I paint). Not my favorites, but still good for an accent here and there. When I am seriously painting fabric, I use textile paint with my stamps.
This is painted fabric and just a touch of opaque marker. The great fun of these pieces is translating collages I often made in great haste from bits and pieces from magazines into my own fabrics and other materials. The free motion quilting in this piece is my translation of a fragment of a pastel bouquet of flowers.
I want each little piece to tell its own story even if I am the only one who understands it. The working journal of 365 collages is a study of my subconscious. I am studying with great interest what was revealed in the original collages and what I care to reveal in this iteration. I am seriously considering changing my working title from “Like You Give A Damn” to “Third Thoughts.”
Denise and Jamie – Thanks for stopping by. I will be doing an Open Studio at International Quilt Festival in April for Pokey Bolton’s Make It University. I will be carving stamps and printing with pigment inks on fabric. Should be fun! V.
Beautiful work, Virginia. As always, you are such an inspiration. Love the colors and your thought process. Seeing your carved stamps motivates me to get in my studio and do some carving for a future project. How cool is that? Can’t wait to see when all is revealed – amazing treasures from your imagination. Thanks so much for sharing. – Jamie
These glimpses look really interesting. I really like that second glimpse with the mono background and then the pop of color. Those carved stamps are inspirational! They’re just calling out to be used. Can’t wait to see the pieces(s) complete.
Anne and Morning Dove – Thanks for stopping by and the kind comments! V.
wonderful pieces, can’t wait for the reveal. thanks for sharing your work with the world.
I love the luminosity of this piece.
Anne