the continued development of the flamenco dancer quilt
Yesterday I was able to spent some real time in the studio working on the flamenco dancer. Satisfied with her and moving on to the guitarist in the background, I added his lower half! Initially, I used the fabric with the silver swirls for his sleeve, but decided that it would be great as the floor so I changed his sleeves. Looking at it, I got the idea of a rose on the floor at his feet–I am thinking rather than title it something like “flamenco” that I may title it something more intriguing like “unrequited love.” I know the background needs to be substantially black, but will work next at trying to add other colors or other shades of black so that it isn’t so flat and uninteresting.
October 24th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Leni, I am really being challenged by what you do. Yes I am looking at e4verything differently .I took your thread painting class, and all I really wanted to do was make a hot dog. Until now I have done mostly traditional quilting, I am busy placing tiny squares of fabric to a tree for the leaves- so far so good. THANKS for the inspiration, it is funn!!
October 25th, 2008 at 2:38 am
leni, the rose on the floor is a wonderful touch. That little bit of red carries from the dancer’s skirt nicely over to the guitarist. Wonderful detail!