Sweet may have lots of meanings but, once I had dismissed doing a sugar cane piece as part of my
Grass series, there was only one meaning I could pursue:
Sweets = Lollies [candy]. Simple and sweet.
I have often remarked how threads, fabric swatches and paint chips remind me of boiled lollies. So these were my inspiration:
I pulled out one of my rainbow sets that I dyed as guest artist this year and made a start in my
Dreamlines mode:
I was searching for some lighter value pinks when I made a serendipitous discovery - some pink lozenge units culled from a previous project.
I played around with some designs in Electric Quilt but favoured the more abstract composition sitting on my design wall:
And so, today at 12:12am on 12/12/12 California time (7.12pm Copacabana time), I present you
Sweet Dreams:
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| Sweet Dreams by Brenda Gael Smith |
In making this piece, I had in mind raspberry drop boiled lollies but this is the
closest lolly image I could find online. Then, after I wrote my
Sweet Memories post, I found this photo of Pink Pez by
Purr_fer_Meow:
Raspberry Drops or Pink Pez - take your pick! I look forward to seeing the other sweet creations when I wake up tomorrow morning. Sweet dreams!
I love the abstract interpretation of the theme and the more organic shapes (as opposed to the EQ examples).
ReplyDeleteAs an American I see pink Pez in your composition. Sweet indeed!
ReplyDeletePink Pez for sure. What a great design this is Brenda.
ReplyDeleteYep, Brenda, I'm in the pink pez camp too. And I agree with you that the energy of these slightly wonky rectangles and placement works better than the more static EQ examples. This has a fun, happy feeling -- like candy on a summer day! This is a delightful response to the theme, and it's always fun to see how you work with pieced shapes so effectively.
ReplyDeleteI like how the pinks change in tone. And that chartreuse background? - that is sweet to me!
ReplyDeleteI see pink Pez too. Very sweet. Very happy.
ReplyDeleteLove this design Brenda. It sort of reminds me of chain from a necklace, and then from there I remember the candy necklaces you could buy and eat while you wear them. Although those had round candy shapes on them.
ReplyDeleteI didn't see either raspberry drops or pink pez. I had a flashback to 1967!
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But that's OK. 1967 design was SWEET!
That color combination is so gutsy! It totally works. I continue to be completely in love with your amazing ability to combine graceful curves with straight lines. I love your title too. It makes me think of the line from The Night Before Christmas: "visions of sugar plums danced in their heads."
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