Not Happy With My First Art Quilt Attempt
05-16-2011, 06:12 AM
#121
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Catrancher, you have taken a most beautiful photograph, and I think it's a great subject for an art quilt. I've never made an art quilt, but I think the suggestions you have received are right on the money. And I can see that you and I are much alike: we try to be too literal (grass fabric for the grass, stone fabric for stone). I probably would have done the exact same thing.
If it were me, I would finish the quilt, and consider it a learning project. Look how much you have learned all ready! Make a few more after this, then come back and reinterpret this stunning picture. I guarantee you will amaze yourself the second time around.
Good luck, and try to remember that art is a process, and a true artist is learning and growing all the time. And do show us the finished project!!
If it were me, I would finish the quilt, and consider it a learning project. Look how much you have learned all ready! Make a few more after this, then come back and reinterpret this stunning picture. I guarantee you will amaze yourself the second time around.
Good luck, and try to remember that art is a process, and a true artist is learning and growing all the time. And do show us the finished project!!
05-16-2011, 06:21 AM
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I love the mountains in the background-I think what is bothering you is that they are too light-light & bright move forward in a picture and dark colors recede--I did one of these and used crayons to shade & I was happier with it after that--you might want to color over the rocks in the house or put a dark tulle over the house to makes the colors more subdued and blend together
05-16-2011, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by catrancher
I'm taking a class from Quilt University--no complaints about the class so far. I'm just not very happy with the quilt I'm making. What do you think is wrong with this? Are my fabrics too busy? Something else? Am I putting in too much? Not enough? I'm thinking it will improve when I add thread embellishment to define some things, but will it improve enough that I'll be happy with it?
I'm giving you a picture of the image I'm working from--a little stone house I saw while traveling in Italy--followed by my so-called quilt interpretation.
I've never considered myself very artistic, and I'm feeling pretty discouraged by this. I'm only about 1/3 finished with it, obviously. Any constructive feedback would be appreciated.
I'm giving you a picture of the image I'm working from--a little stone house I saw while traveling in Italy--followed by my so-called quilt interpretation.
I've never considered myself very artistic, and I'm feeling pretty discouraged by this. I'm only about 1/3 finished with it, obviously. Any constructive feedback would be appreciated.
05-16-2011, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by sblancarte
I love the mountains in the background-I think what is bothering you is that they are too light-light & bright move forward in a picture and dark colors recede--I did one of these and used crayons to shade & I was happier with it after that--you might want to color over the rocks in the house or put a dark tulle over the house to makes the colors more subdued and blend together
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