Monday, December 1, 2008

Beautiful South Africa


I'm back from beautiful South Africa! I had a wonderful time taking in the sights, meeting great people and sampling fantastic foods. And yes, I did get some great inspirations for future art projects from my experiences, including beautiful scenery like views of Cape Town's famous Table Mountain and from animal sightings during safari. Check out the great shot of the 16 year old female leopard seen while out on a game drive at Mala Mala Reserve... Awesome! From the huge collection of photos I've taken during this trip, I'm having a difficult time choosing which ones to try to reproduce as water color images. Way too many great shots to choose from! Stay tuned for my decisions.



Quilted Denim Jacket

Quilted Denim Jacket
Close up of Shaunna's quilted photo

Swept Away

Swept Away
Another quilted portrait

"Everybody's All American"

"Everybody\
Honored to be featured in Carolyn Mazloomi's new book on quilts inspired by the President and on the Alliance for American Quilts website

Guess who we're for?

Guess who we\
Together we're gonna change America!

Asian Beauty

Asian Beauty

"Fast Friends"

"Fast Friends"
My thread painted quilted rendition of a photo of travel writer Sonia Poussin and her new Tanzanian friend.

Pas de Deux

Pas de Deux
My quilted rendition of Mike Maples' photo of cecropia moths mating

Michelle as Medusa

Michelle as Medusa
"Bad Hair Day into Night

Papillon

Papillon
Quilted 3-D image of my niece Shaya

Frida up close

Frida up close
Here's a close up version of watercolor picture painted of Frida on lutrador. I embellished this small photo with beads and a flower for a 3D effect

Adinkra I

Adinkra I
Journal quilt using cotton and tea-dyed organza, scrim, West African Adinkra symbols and papyrus bark for an added touch!