Janine Ibbini
Here is my artistic reflection of our Troubled Times
Our Human Suffering and our Relationships
The interpretation is up to the Viewer. Who will very likely interpret it differently
Different than the thoughts and emotions I was experiencing while I created it.
You may see within this piece something that emotionally speaks to you
Or perhaps it doesn’t speak to you at all
It’s a portrayal of the Opposite of Restoration
There was no pre-planning, except the placement of lights and darks
I made it with Middle Eastern cotton fabrics, and Indian silks
With a big pair of scissors I slashed the fabrics into pieces.
I began in the centre and applied the pieces to a quilt sandwich with a big zig-zag stitch.
I used the free machine technique of sewing
The edges are wrapped with slashed fabric strips and remain raw and unbound.
40” x 25”
100% cotton fabrics. 100% Silk. Cotton batting and backing.
Very nice
Janine, your work looks like and reminds me of the Crazy Quilts made with scraps from 100 years ago. It conjours up the chaos of these times and people sticking to their tribe and their viewpoint to the exclusion of all others. It makes me sad but it makes me think!
I think you have captured Troubled Times exquisitely.
Your artwork emanates exactly the emotions you’re describing. I am, too, very troubled by the current bloody conflicts going on in Gaza and Ukraine, and to be honest, at other places of this planet. Indeed, Troubled Times.
Janine, your new quilt, “Troubled Times” speaks volumes to me about the torment, fear, and terrible bloodshed that is happening to ordinary people caught up so horrifically in this brutal and unfathomable war in the Middle East.
Your artistical portrayal and the descriptive words you have used about the way you have tackled this work, paints a vivid picture of the unimaginable situation. The quilt is so expressive, especially the use of the fabrics you have chosen and the tones within them. To me, the use of the light coloured area literally says that we should never lose hope of peace coming to the area; light, hope and peace.
Lisa, your work is moving, and the story made me stop and think about just “being there, within”..
love the use of the Middle Eastern cloth and India silks…
Janine, a completely different approach to the theme. I think it’s great that you’re taking a new path so spontaneously. I wouldn’t dare do that. Well done!