I finished the invitations today, then went to the studio and designed a quilt. I felt like doing something soft and gray- greens came to mind. I began with one small square of fabric in the middle with the right color theme (light green, dark greens, peaches and white) and built around it.
Before I started making quilts and was doing sculpture, an artist once asked me if I was an additive sculptor or subtractive. I had never thought about it until she asked me. I couldn’t even imagine starting with a block of a material, like clay or stone and carving it away until it became something recognizable. I never even thought about it, I’ve just always been an additive sculptor. Starting with one small piece and adding on until it became a figure or object or whatever it was supposed to be.
It’s the same with the quilts. I don’t always start in the middle or with a small piece, but I’m always adding on, one piece at a time.
Love, love LOVE these soft colors. Fabric becomes gold in your hands, Maria.
That is so lovely, very calming and soothing.
lovely – so different from your more recent works; cool and relaxing. it’s great how you can express modds with quilts.
When I quilted, about 15 yrs ago, I had to start with an entire pattern, usually someone else’s. I did make some beautiful quilts following other people’s designs, but that artist’s mind’s eye always escaped me. Annie
I think we all do it in our own way Annie.