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
Beyond the door
In this work, “door” is not literal”door”, but means ” the door of heart” or ” the door of choice” in a symbolic sense. The process of opening the door to your heart is by no means an easy one. Maybe it’s because of the fear of “maybe I’ll get
What has she seen?
I’ve come to the end of the Cloth in Common Round 2 and what better way to finish than to capture my last two days in the USA in 2019. I had heard a lot about the Grand Canyon and thought I hope it is as spectacular as it sounds?