The Understory

After thinking about several ideas for our element challenge, I decided on the many elements of the rain forest.  Specifically the understory.

The applique elements are all raw edged.  The background is pieced and then cut apart and pieced again to add dimension.  

Mother Lode

 

I chose GOLD as my element ... the Mother Lode hidden in the layers

from an eons-old volcanic eruption

 

Hand stitched with a lot of help from Spot the Dog!

12x12, hand-dyed silk chiffon strips, gold lame, silk and cotton threads,

flannel batting, cotton backing.

 

All the sparkly bits are gold, though they don't appear that way in the photos.

Water

 An Ocean of Tears

12x12

I chose water as my element. My piece is painted, appliqued, pieced and quilted. You can read the story behind it and see the inspiration photos, as well as construction details on my blog.

Earth, Wind, Fire, Water

Earth, Wind, Fire, Water
collage and acrylics on canvas panel, 12 x 12 inches

This is my take on the astrological elements.

Theme 2

Hi everyone, Donna Hopkins here.  I hope everyone has had a chance to enjoy the artwork created for our first theme: Mystical.  It is now time for the group to start on the second theme.  The theme I’ve selected is:

ELEMENT

Does it make you think of science, art, grammar, nature, math or something else?  I can’t wait to see what is created.  Watch for sneak peeks of our progress.  Our final works will be posted on December 1^st.