My wonderful art group of very talented ladies had a challenge to do a self portrait on an 8" x 8" square of white fabric for the last meeting. I guess I'm still having trouble getting used to the fact that I'm not a "dog momma" anymore, because the only image that popped into my mind was of my petite girl Saffron. One of her favorite things to do was to chase little bird feathers down the beach as the wind blew them along. So, I created a beach scene using sun-dyed fabric stiched together (it still has some of the pins in it). Saffron's body is made out of a bit of a sun-printed sassafras leaf which is my favorite tree.
Then I needed a little feather, so before my husband and I went for a walk on the beach I asked her to help me find one. We had walked a mile in one direction and only found big feathers, but when we turned around to come back there were lots of little feathers scattered in our path, each one better than the last. So thank you Saffyfor providing just the right touch for your very own art quilt! You're still my muse.
What a wonderful and enduring testament to the heart connection that will always remain between yu and Saffron.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that she became your chosen image for a 'portrait of you' I find a tender level of selflessness in that inspiration.
Thanks for describing the techniques too...these are also tender and nurturing processes giving the whole piece such an embracing quality.