Fireworks

This is a follow up post on my piece in the Textile Centers members show.
(I wanted to wait to post pictures till after the show's opening.)


FIREWORKS was a lot of fun to work on! Anytime I can go all out on embellishments it's a fun day. Below is a photo of FIREWORKS now on display at the Textile Center.


This piece is a combination of paint, netting, jewelry pieces, angelina fibers, beads, hand embroidery and fancy fabrics on a background of black fabrics which have been pieced together and highlighted with paint and machine stitches.  The piece has a black binding and is quilted on my domestic sewing machine.  It is mounted on a painted artist canvas.
I used a variety of  curved lines made with hand stitching and embellishments to give a feeling of movement. I also used lots of sparkle for that pop that all good fireworks need to have
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Here are two detail shots.
  
I love being a part of this wonderful show. This is the forth time I've had a piece in a Textile Center member show.
Below are three photos of my pieces from past shows.

    Autumn Lights 2012
A mixed media piece based on a personal photo. Commercial fabrics, netting, tulle, beads, watercolor paints, thread painting.
 Jenny 2015
Wool and wool roving on cotton ground, embellished with paint, leather and thread painting.
Based on a personal photo.
 Memories at the Beach 2016
First made in 2012 and revised in 2016. Based on a personal photo.  Cotton fabrics, vintage lace, beads, plastic, shells, paint and roving, embellished with hand stitching and machine quilting. Mounted on artist canvas which was covered in tulle and then painted.