“Lost World” People used to here
When I was a kid, I loved my aunt’s seaside house. It was beautiful, but now is abandoned, destroyed and forgotten. The people who lived there are gone. It only exists in old photos and my memories. Only the persimmon trees are still there. More recently I have the opportunity
My New City
When the prompt “Faces” was announced my immediate thought was I do not do portraits! However the more I thought about extending the definition of the prompt and thought about my overarching theme of ‘my country this time round’ the easier the ideas started to flow. In 2010 and 2011
Prosopagnosia
Doerte-Ina Liebing 40” x 40” (hand dyed cotton, linocut and linoprint, machine quilted) A person’s face is unique. No two are alike in terms of shape, geometric arrangement and surface texture. Even in identical twins, individual characteristics are different. The ability to recognize and differentiate between faces is normally acquired
Questioning, What’s Next?
QUESTIONING (What’s Next?) Bethany Garner Stepping into the Cloth in Common Artists group as a new member is such an honor and privilege, and I am so pleased to share a piece of my artwork here with you. As the pandemic days have interrupted teaching and sharing skills in my
“Kawaii” The Culture of Cute
“That dress is kawaii.” “Do you like my doll?” “Oh yes, Kawaii.” “That painting is Kawaii.” Everything is Kawaii, kawaii, kawaii. The word Kawaii is now a cultural phenomenon in Japan. It began in Japanese animation as an admiration of Western culture. The girl’s eyes are unnaturally large for the
The Eyes as Windows to the World, Martha Ressler 3-1
Eyes are drawn to eyes, and faces to faces. Even if it is a cat.
Secret Thoughts
The Faces theme is the first challenge for me in this group. During our holiday I had a lot of time to think about it. First I created a mind map with all the words that came to mind. I collected pictures and portraits of artists. Kandinski and Rembrandt painted
The Lost Children
In Canada, we’re in the middle of dealing with the discovery of a great number of unmarked graves of children on sites of former Indian residential schools. These schools operated between the 1870s and 1996, and about 150,000 children between the ages of 4-16 attended these schools. They were mandatory
Faces of Gaudi
I have always been a fan of Spanish architect Anton Gaudi. I love his organic shapes and colours and always feel inspired whenever I see his work. I have been fortunate enough to visit Barcelona a few times and admit that Casa Battlo is possibly my favourite building in the
Strokes
Many years ago, I started a traditional mystery quilt project led by Bonnie Hunter. Bonnie is known for her scrap quilts, many of which are intricately pieced with numerous prints. This one was titled, Roll, Roll Cotton Boll. I followed each instruction as she provided it, making just enough units
Putting on my Face
Allow me to present Putting on my Face, a symbographic work of art created with fabric and stitch. As I mentioned in my last post , I’m focusing on pieced art quilts made with wonky graphic symbols. Wonky graphic symbols, although it expresses the humorous and light-hearted intent, just isn’t