I live in a coastal area with lots of wind and oftentimes storms. This impacts the way plants grow, and they have to be very flexible to withstand the forces of the wind. This idea came mostly from looking out into our backyard. We keep some areas of our large backyard unmown, so wildflowers and grasses grow to full height and provide much-needed space and food for critters and larger animals, too – we do get a lot of visiting deer!
The grasses are undulating and swaying in the wind, it looks like waves on the water when they sway back and forth and get bent down.
I monoprinted 3 large panels with swaying plants to show the direction and force of the wind. To visualize the wind I made a little arrow stamp and used this on a hand-dyed piece of cloth, to show the wind directions as you sometimes see on weather maps.
The quilting lines emphasize the movement and direction of the wind.
Title “Swaying”
Regina Marzlin
Dimensions: h 40″ x w 32″
Material: Hand-dyed cotton, acrylic paint
Technique: mono printing, stamping, piecing, machine stitching
I come from the prairie state Illinois and your grass is a wonderful feeling of how soft it can be. The wind has been stitched to compliment the arrow movement. Beautifully complete.
Thank you, Paula. I’m glad you can relate to the piece!
Nice depiction of wind, my head was moving in circles as I looked at this piece.
Thank you Kat!
Aha! Love the way you put together different blocks. As usual, “Wish I’d thought of that!”
Thanks, Martha! I actually had trouble to get this to be cohesive, but it seems to have worked!
A perfect focus on the prompt, your beautiful artwork is a reminder of the strength and beauty of our world. Love it!!
Thanks, Bethany!
There is really great movement in this. I really like it.
Thank you, Lisa, that was what I tried to show!
I love this, Regina. The map with the wind arrows really adds to the piece.
My husband helped and plotted an arrow grid for me in his math program, but I just took it as inspiration, not too exact. I love the effect, might use it again in other work.
Regina, I love your use of color and the way you translated it. Nature is and remains a great source of inspiration.
Thank you Elfriede, sometimes it’s enough to just look out the window!