The Storytelling Collection
With these art quilts, my imagination took over. There is a story behind them, that may resonate with you. The fabrics are a mixture of hand dyes and commercial fabrics. Sometimes, when I really wanted to express something, I drew and printed unto them until I achieved the desired effect.
Turmoil
Inspired by chaos and whirlpools, at the same time magnetic, soothing and vibrant.
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Multiple layers of silk and other fabrics, ribbons and intense machine quilting in patterns that emphasize the movement.
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100 x 100 cm
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Phoenician Ruins
A memory of my original (archaeological) interests. This little quilt was inspired by Phoenician ruins. It involved little piecing. The design is mainly created by drawing with stitch.
Mounted on fabric-covered canvas.
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40 x 40 cm
This tiny piece is mounted on a fabric-covered canvas.
The hexagon shrubs and trees are made using English paper piecing, a hand-piecing technique requiring quite some patience. The little boat is appliquéd.
It is combined with machine quilting to represent the movement in the air and the grasses on the riverbank.
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30 x 30 cm
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La Barca
Summer Bottles
A wonderful summer evening, lunch in the garden.
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Silk and cottons; Intense machine quilting to add texture and movement.
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100 x 110 cm
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Shadow Bottles
Different colors, but also a strong and happy quilt.
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Silk, linen and cottons; Intense machine quilting to add texture and movement.
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100 x 100 cm
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Bottles in green
More bottles, yes indeed, I was hooked by them for a while. So many possibilities to explore a theme.
In this case: hand-dyed green cotton, bleached to give the bubbly effect. The negative space between the bottles lent itself to quilting glass shapes.
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87 x 44 cm
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La Pause, les Mémoires, les Espoirs
This quilt was made for and accepted into the contest of the Carrefour Européen.
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Silk and hand-dyed cottons; Intense machine quilting to add texture and movement. Additional hand-embroidery.
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100 x 100 cm
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Mysterious moondrops: potion or poison?
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Hand-dyed cottons, batiks; Intense machine quilting to reinforce the mystical atmosphere. Additional hand embroidery.
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120 x 120 cm
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