As I haven’t posted for some time (the photographer was waiting to get his camera back from being repaired) I have another quilt finished in the meantime. This is the result of another assignment in my QU class with Myrna: “After researching the artist you chose, put away all the research material. Working in isolation, create a page or postcard size piece that allows the influence of that artist to appear.”
I chose to study the work of the artist Alexej von Jawlensky. We had been to see a exhibition of his work in Wiesbaden with friends of ours in 2004. His paintings of abstract faces had fascinated me then. A couple of weeks ago we went to an exhibition opening night at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt and while walking through the galleries I spotted an abstract face there. Sqeze took a photo with his mobile for me:
This was all before the assignment, but when I saw it I knew what I wanted to do. I did my research in the web and found this dutch site with lots of his face paintings. It is interesting to see how Jawlensky developed his theme of faces.
And here is my face quilt. This is definitely an idea I shall be pursuing in more quilts.
And here she is without the frame:
Your quilting is fabulous – the face quilt is just amazing. Do you do this for pleasure or will you sell this quilting art work?
Sara from farmingfriends
Hi Sara,
you were quick! No sooner is it up then you are leaving me such a nice comment. Thank you.
At the moment I am practising my quilts with a view to selling them in the future.
Ruth