First a few pics from my guild’s Artsy Girl exchange.
At the quilt show a guy from the Soap Lake Art Museum wanted to speak with me about my pieces in the show. At one point after commenting on the quilts and asking a few questions he asked me “What were you thinking?” in regards to the quilt below. He was expecially intrigued with this one and wanted to know about my creative process.
I didn’t really know what to say. I thought about it more later and decided my creative process is driven by feeling or maybe intuition, not thinking. I do think, obviously, in placing color and shape but where they stay is determined by feeling. Sometimes I have to sit and stare at a piece until something pops into my head, I can ‘see it’ and it feels right. Then I know.
Here are a few more unfinished pieces. The piece above is approximately 13″ x 19″ and made of linen, cotton and silk.
I intend to add some words to the one below with thread but have yet to figure out which ones.
and I love the way the silk ends stick out on the left. Have to figure out a way to finish it with them still like that.
Oh my Virginia..soso good to have you posting your work. I think (sometimes I do that you know) that there are occasions when it is not possible to explain something..as you say..you just have to feel it. Love the last pieces especially with the “slivers” a few of us just took at class in that at TT..mine should look as good as yours! It is still on the design wall, a work in progress. Some things you just can’t hurry..also had a two day workshop with Gwen Marston..what fun. Really stepping out of the box these days.
i understand exactly what you mean. I have no reason for my creative quilting projects or my decorating or even the ordering of fabrics and patterns, etc.for my shop other than it feels right. I am working from a free form book at this time and loving it. Have loved your work for a long time and have enjoyed seeing it evolve. Thanks for sharing from your heart.
what a great question and i am not sure what i could say about the thinking process either. it is just when you feel that it is finished, or you can’t add anything else to it. when i am stuck i tend to think a bit to long on it and then i know it is time to put it aside. i LOVE your work. thanks for posting i know it takes time.