Portrait of Greco

Greco is my son’s cat.  She’s the newest in a long line of cats that have spent time with me and grown up with my children.  

The portrait was developed from a photograph by the artist.  The quilt includes hand dyed fabrics by the artist, and extensive threadwork. Greco “helped” out with the sewing of this quilt by napping in the room while I was sewing and trying to explore the sewing machine.

Phoebis Agarithe

 My work is going to be in a book, Dare to Dance, to be published in June!  It's already available for pre-order on Amazon.  Here's some info about my piece:

 This quilt is inspired by the Large Orange Sulphur butterfly, native to my state of Louisiana.  While researching butterflies, I discovered that the Large Orange Sulphur has hidden UV patterns on its wings, visible only to animals with UV perception.  

Butterfly and background fabrics were hand dyed in the artist’s own unique colors and patterns, and the lower edge of the quilt is shaped to the contour of the butterfly’s wing.  The UV patterns are layered with a slightly iridescent organza. The body was made with threadwork, and colored pencil shading helps the image come to life.

 

Finalist in March photo contest

This photo was in "The Eye of the Quilter" at the International Quilt Festivals in 2012/2013.

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