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This is something I’m working on.  It’s not too large, like 17 ” or so on the longest side.   It’s very circular in how it was made – photos I took at various places and then printed on photographic paper which was then photocopied; the photocopies were collaged onto thin fabric with other papers and painted; that piece was then photographed and went back into the computer to create the above which was then printed on cotton sateen.  I also have the same image printed on a very thin Lutrador.  I forget what the stuff is called, it’s being marketed under a particular name that’s not Lutrador.  I bought it at the Festival of Quilts show last year when I was in the UK.  I also have thin metal coated with inkaid and waiting to dry.  I’m planning to print it on metal.  I’ve no idea what I may do with it all, if anything.  It may end up in one of my journals as some experiments.

I’m in a group called Fiber Revolution.  We exhibit at various venues.  One member arranged for and curated a show that went to Botswana last year.  This year it’s happening again.  Last year I missed the show because I didn’t get anything new finished in time for the deadline.  This year, I want to be in the show so I pushed myself to get my butt in gear and make something.  You can see the waterlily picture that I took.  That photo became the basis for the quilt.  After altering it in Photoshop, I then printed a small section onto fabric to color with a variety of pencils, pastels, and crayons.  I also experimented with various stitching.  Once I understood what direction I would be taking, I photographed, altered in Photoshop, and printed that image onto cotton sateen, combining it with some hand painted fabric.

I ended up doing far more quilting on the piece than I originally intended.  I got totally carried away with it, but I found myself in the zen-state of calm enjoyment (luckily the machine was calm, too).

The piece is now completely finished, photographed, and ready to go off to Botswana by the due date.  It’s also off to the copyright office for registration.  It’s called Refracted Lily.  It’s kind of crappy that I find myself registering everything I’m particularly fond of However, it  bugged me so much when past work ended up on mouse pads and coffee cups because someone swiped an image.  While I was able to get the items stopped from further sale, there wasn’t anything else I could do about it.  Sadly, it wasn’t the only incident. I’ve learned my lesson.  I am now far better prepared should something like that happen again.  After I get confirmation of the registration, I’ll post an image of the finished work.

Anyway, this in part is what I’ve been up to in my “spare” time.  Although, I did get out for a few hours today to take a couple butterfly pictures.  More on that soon.

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