a detour away
takes me right back . . .
going in circles
takes me right back . . .
going in circles
Showing posts with label Elena Stokes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elena Stokes. Show all posts
Friday, July 13, 2012
Sleepwalking with Claude
Here's my latest piece. I don't have a title for it yet. I was attempting something more abstract than my usual landscapes. It does employ a horizon line to vaguely reference a place but beyond that, I wanted abstract - color, line and texture. I wasn't trying to convey any place in particular. So much for my detour into the abstract. In the middle of my design work, suddently I saw it. Another Monet emerged. I've done several Monet inspire pieces. Enough. But without even trying, with no thought of Giverny whatsoever, there it is. Yes, it is a more abstract treatment and I like how it turned out but it amazes me that I did this. It's like I'm sleepwalking with Claude.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
It Suddenly Dawned
Posting this at 10:30pm on May 31 and getting my quilt and haiku in just under the wire. It Suddenly Dawned is part my developing series of water/reflection/horizon art quilts. I just found out today it was accepted into the 30th Annual New Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts Exhibition in Fort Collins, Colorado. Very excited. This is 75.5 x 32 wide and has a similar size and construction as Tranquil Marsh/Wild Iris of my last posted artwork that I will post a full picture of as soon as I am able. But this gives you an idea of how big it is.
The haiku gave me a little trouble at first and then I managed to come up with two. I like them both but they are very different in tone. I thought I'd share both. I think the first suits the artwork better but I still like the second.
The haiku gave me a little trouble at first and then I managed to come up with two. I like them both but they are very different in tone. I thought I'd share both. I think the first suits the artwork better but I still like the second.
painted sky . . .
lapping light stretches
into dawn
morning reflections
dissolve into the vastness . . .
all at sea
Elena Stokes
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Just thought I'd share . . .
Greetings! I'm so happy to join your group. Two of my favorite things - art and haiku!
I don't have an April haiku and art piece but I thought I would share a peak of the quilt I made for SAQA's Seasonal Palette exhibit that will premiere in November at the Houston show. They have asked us not to publish until after the exhibit opens but I can show a little sneak preview. Just to give a little background on this exhibit and me . . . I'm new to SAQA, I joined in July of 2011 though I've been quilting for about 20 years, and this exhibit was the first members exhibit I tried to enter. Submission to exhibit was a little unusual. Artists had to submit a portfolio of four quilts, choose a season and explain why, along with an explanation of the technique to be used. They selcected 38 artists out of 147 but I think only 36 will be exhibiting. We had six months to create the artwork which had a size requirement of 32″ x 78″ high. Originally, I chose winter as my season but since so many of the selected artists did as well, about half, many, including myself were reassigned. I got spring! Plus, when writing my artist statement, I decided to write it in haiku. It just seemed to fit. So, my quilt and haiku do have a little to do with April especially with the very early spring we're having here in New Jersey. Today, in fact, I saw my first iris! In April! So, maybe I do have an April haiku, two haiku in fact, and artwork to share.
My technique is simple: I tear fabric into strips and collage it into a painting, then I fuse it down and then finally quilt it. Even though it sounds simple enough, the collaging - the painting of the scene - takes a long time. I use hand dyed fabrics and batiks that I collected for years. Did anyone say fabriholic?
I realize you won't quite get the the first haiku because you can't see the entire quilt but I will post the whole thing in November! Anyway, I hope you enjoy.
Elena
The title of the quilt is from one of the haiku:
Tranquil Marsh - Wild Iris
I don't have an April haiku and art piece but I thought I would share a peak of the quilt I made for SAQA's Seasonal Palette exhibit that will premiere in November at the Houston show. They have asked us not to publish until after the exhibit opens but I can show a little sneak preview. Just to give a little background on this exhibit and me . . . I'm new to SAQA, I joined in July of 2011 though I've been quilting for about 20 years, and this exhibit was the first members exhibit I tried to enter. Submission to exhibit was a little unusual. Artists had to submit a portfolio of four quilts, choose a season and explain why, along with an explanation of the technique to be used. They selcected 38 artists out of 147 but I think only 36 will be exhibiting. We had six months to create the artwork which had a size requirement of 32″ x 78″ high. Originally, I chose winter as my season but since so many of the selected artists did as well, about half, many, including myself were reassigned. I got spring! Plus, when writing my artist statement, I decided to write it in haiku. It just seemed to fit. So, my quilt and haiku do have a little to do with April especially with the very early spring we're having here in New Jersey. Today, in fact, I saw my first iris! In April! So, maybe I do have an April haiku, two haiku in fact, and artwork to share.
My technique is simple: I tear fabric into strips and collage it into a painting, then I fuse it down and then finally quilt it. Even though it sounds simple enough, the collaging - the painting of the scene - takes a long time. I use hand dyed fabrics and batiks that I collected for years. Did anyone say fabriholic?
I realize you won't quite get the the first haiku because you can't see the entire quilt but I will post the whole thing in November! Anyway, I hope you enjoy.
Elena
The title of the quilt is from one of the haiku:
Tranquil Marsh - Wild Iris
warm golden light
shrugs off the chill of gray
blinking open
lush violet
blooms in a tranquil marsh
wild iris
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