Saturday, May 15, 2010

Sharon G

I am very new at this and just could not make up my mind.  I thought, "this could be anything and everything in some ways".  So I was talking to my daughter and I said that I thought I was going to go with the encyclopedia (?) and her response was well Mom just go with the flow so then I decided I learned and still do from books.  It has been my one constant source of knowledge so if I  went with words it would give me a little more to move around with.   My thought was that there are hidden treasures  in any given book or flyer etc that we read and what makes up those articles that we read and learn from  are words! 
Then I thought ok with words comes books, bookmarks, glasses, candles and just a bunch of stuff hence that is what I am trying to express in my first ever mind thought  into fabric.....lol
I found a tree of knowledge that had books hanging from it and for the first time did some thread painting...I really enjoyed this process but I need to be a little more steady I think.  I also weaved my background fabric to give it a wavy feeling and more motion.  The border I added to it was to represent stacks of books.
What I learned in this first ever was I need patience, but i also learned thread painting, printing on fabric, painting on fabric, the wonderful use of invisible thread and all the different stitches on my sewing machine.
Wow I cannot believe what a journey this was. I have to say I enjoyed it very much even if I was not sure of what I wanted to do.
I am so glad to be a part of this group and  am looking forward to learning and challenging myself in the months to come.

11 comments:

  1. This is very nice - I like your idea of Hidden treasures in Books - so true. Good JOb, Shirley

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  2. Wonderful, Sharon!! I had such fun reading it!

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  3. That is so very true, I love to read, and it was so perfect a thought on hidden treasures.

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  4. Sharon what a loverly idea with the books.
    Your piece looks wonderful.
    Delia

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  5. I love the story of your wonderful quilt!

    Sharon M

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  6. I love the process and story you told about this challenge. Great job for getting out of your box.

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  7. Reading is one of my favourite pastimes, so true about words being 'treasures.'

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  8. This is great! Isn't is fun to experiment with all kinds of things in one piece? Perfect subject and I love your interpretation.

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  9. I'm a librarian, so what can I say? This is a really unique interpretation of the theme. I do love your thought process in making this.

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  10. What a wonderful topic.Well thought out .I love books for learning how to do different art objects,too.good choice..

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  11. I thought about books as 'treasures' too. I however could not get
    a hold of how to project this idea. Nice piece, like it a lot.

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