Diane and I were on the same wave length with this one. I also wanted to do something abstract which is foreign to me. I wrestled with this for a long time and even now I'm not sure my message gets across. As with some of you who have posted so far, I wanted to show the positives and negatives of belonging to a community, the feeling of being in the right place, and the feeling of being left out, or on the fringe. I started with a piece of fabric I had thermofaxed with a honeycomb pattern, then added the larger translucent fabric over that, and finally tried to tie it together and seperate it with the handstitching. I started this piece several times and became very frustrated with it several times, but I can tell you I really stretched myself on this and I appreciate the topic. I hope you are similairly stretched when I reveal the next challange.
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I like this a lot, Karen. Funny how we were on the same wave-length. I like the honeycomb pattern -- it's interesting how it looks like it's on TOP, as opposed to the organza pieces being placed on it. I think your interpretation is more subtle than mine, and I like that.
Great piece Karen. I like the look of the layered shapes and especially like the texture added by the hand stitching.
I tried to think at this level of abstraction, but couldn't get there. I'm glad you went for it. The interactions between the different layers are particularly nice.
Nice work. I particularly like the hand stitching covering and echoing part of the honeycomb pattern.
I love the complexity hidden in the simplicity of this and the symbolism of being connected and broken connections. The colors are wonderful. Good work.
I love the texture and the addition of the hand stitching. The honeycomb and its connection to bees is very revelant to community. Working together a group can achieve something amazing.
Karen - your message certainly comes across. The honeycomb/beehive imagery has strong associations with the concept of community and the extra symbolism of broken connections with your hand stitching make this a really interesting piece.
I just adore the hand stitching! I also love how the layers work together. The colors are really yummy too... the oranges and yellows are so warm and the green and blue details add nice contrast.
I adore abstract art so this strikes a big chord for me. The contrast between the small hexagons and the big ones is a big zing for me! I would have been tempted to use less contrast in size, but it wouldn't have impacted the same way.You've managed to get a big scale impact in a small scale quilt, in my opinion.
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