Elinor Sigler, France
- Fuchsia Thistles
"Fuchsia Thistles"
is the second in a series of "Alpine Blooms".
The fiber art I make is most
often inspired by my photography, and I have a penchant for photographing
flowers. Before the arrival of digital
photography, I took numerous photos of Alpine flowers in the Southern Alps, and
the inspiration for "Fuchsia Thistles" is drawn from that period. I
designed the fabric using one of my photos and and had it printed by an
internet site.
My aim was to surround the
thistles (and the eager bees taking advantage of them) with shapes evoking
organic matter.
In general, my textile art
can be either figurative or abstract, but it is essential for me to make
something that has personal emotional resonance. Alpine flowers definitely belong to that
category!
Procion MX dye used with
resists and over lace in ice-dyeing; low water immersion dyeing. Cotton fabric
hand-painted and dyed. Machine pieced; free motion quilted.
Procion MX dye, soy wax,
acrylic paint, cotton fabric. Backing
and binding are commercial fabric. Batting is bamboo/silk/cotton. Artist's photo printed on cotton fabric by
internet service.
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