Honeycomb
Continuing in my series of quilts inspired by Antoni Gaudí the prompt of CELLS inspired me to do some research into how he developed his organic shapes and designs. My interest was sparked by this clipping of detail of windows in Sagrada Familia which mentions how the window is similar
3T3-L1
40″ x 25,6 ” Cotton, painted with oil color, machine-quilted My daughter is a biochemist. Sometimes, when she is at home, data analyses are laying around. I was surprised about the wonderful “quilting patterns”. The first image which I saw showed 3T3-L1 cells. Those are murine fibroblasts, i.e. preliminary cells
Pieces of Me
Karol Kusmaul Cell Structures Though there are many types of cells in our great world, I decided on human cells, and made a portrait. In trying to follow the theme and the idea that we are made up of billions of cells, I envisioned a face with lots of small
The Center #2
I had so much fun creating “Deb’s Building” for the last prompt (building), I decided to create another version for the prompt “light.” Here are the two quilts side by side. And yes, the color of The Center changes in real life, too. I think the green version shows the
Stewart Island Sunset
The prompt of light reminded my of my trip to Rakiura / Stewart Island which has often been the forgotten island of New Zealand. Like at anchor at the bottom of the country it is inhabited by 400 people on a permanent basis but is home to several thousand tourists
Beyond that, hope awaits.
Light creates shadows to make a sculpture or space look three-dimensional, and creates a certain mood to change emotion.Inspired by an image I found on Pinterest, I draw a design from that image and finally simplified it. Gray tone and black were repeatedly used, and a point was given with
Millhaven Creek Awakes with the Sun…
Living near the rural escarpment that runs north of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, we are experiencing the transition from winter to spring. The fast-running rivers and creeks are now carrying the raging waters after melting begins south toward Lake Ontario. Heading off to walk early in the mornings to catch the
Winter Guest
Winter Light on Winter Solstice
Interference patterns
38,6″ x 48,8″ hand dyed cotton, hand painted, machine quilted From a physical point of view, light has wave properties. To prove this, the double-slit experiment was developed. Light is sent from a light source through two narrow parallel gaps onto a projection surface. If the light were not a
Light Through a Wooden Screen
Last Fall I visited a Japanese temple to see a beautiful screen called Kumiko-zaiku. This traditional wooden screen is handcrafted and uses no nails. Narrow wood pieces flow to interweave the dense and open areas. To represent this design with cloth I will cut long strips and sew them together
In the Deep Woods
When I read about our new prompt, I remembered some fabrics that I made during my summer artist residency in 2019. I had sun-dyed some fabric with sun paint and natural plant materials. These were just waiting for the right opportunity, and as they were literally made by sunlight I
Patience
Karol Kusmaul I am writing this on a foggy overcast morning in Florida (the Sunshine state). It’s amazing the effect that sunlight can have on our dispositions and energy. Fortunately, I can at least write about light with this portrait project. We like to go to an outdoor seafood restaurant