Monday, August 24, 2009

Burning the candle at both ends

Time to slow down for a bit. I'm truly burning the candle at both ends with my very involved daytime career as a business consultant and at night with creating art. I enjoy both, but clearly my passion is with my art heads down. When I'm in my studio, time just seems to fly by as I'm entwined in a potpourri of fabric and thread colors. I did however, gave my sewing machine a rest this weekend as painting on fabric was the name of the game. I'm working on piece for a traveling show with an archaeology theme. I'm calling it "AC-DC' or Antony and Cleopatra Dis Covered! Anyone that knows me already knows about my fascination with the Egyptian Queen. Tony and Cleo's possible burial plot discovery in the north coast of Egypt made the news this past April. Archaeologists are still carefully digging to see if their hunch that this is indeed the famous couple is right. We'll see. I'm taking the night off. I need the rest. Those wonderful paints, fabrics and threads are going to have to wait for another color infusion opportunity. I'm pooped, but
still Living Creatively, Sandra

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!

"Now that's a hat!"

"Now that\
Black, white and gray image on b/w drunkard's path block

"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!

King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle
Watercolor rendition of a photo of a lion I took while in Africa