I looked through my photographs for images relating to reflection.  Because I live in Florida, with water all around, I had plenty of inspiring images. 

The beach, the lake nearby, ponds near the bike trail, all provide beautiful scenes of reflections on water.  I settled on a view of a koi pond at a restaurant we like to go to.  This pond is great for patrons who have a long wait for a seat at breakfast on Sundays.  There are benches near the pond for adults, and small trees for children to climb on.

I began with the photo in mind, but developed the piece using my imagination.  The fabrics were all screen printed using thickened dyes.  The majority of the water was made using leftover dyes that I just randomly scraped onto a large piece of fabric.  I did not add koi fish, because when I got all the lily pads and the flower in, it seemed to be complete. 

I enjoyed the complementary colors and the fact that my lily pads were polka dotted!  Thank you, Lisa, for the challenge of reflection in our communities.

Pond

31 by 40”

Screen printed and dyed fabrics, beading, hand applique, machine and hand quilting