This is a small artquilt The Rock. I used techniques in it inspired from 3 different quilt artists. It was my 3rd attempt to make the rock of Jesus' tomb in fabric. The hand is a miniquilt - with batting and quilted separate then appliqued onto the piece. I debated how to duplicate the drape of the fabric on the angel's arm in fabric - DUH!! = till I thought - just use a single piece of fabric and fold and drape it!!!One more piece to mystory behind this piece: Growing up - school pictures would often get stuck into the corner of other photos already hanging on the wall. I always thought if it was important enough to hang on the wall - then it was important enough to have its own frame. So - adding God's word to this piece - I wanted to create a strong contrast between the ultimate importance of His word and the unimportant way it was added. Not having a frame I could stick it in - I added it with a piece of torn masking tape. BTW, the tape and the 'paper' with the bible verses on it are all fabric.
I have just finished taking a class at Quilt University with Carol Miller. I made enough blocks from the class to make this quilt top. There are 5 different logcabin blocks in it - so it is my logcabin sampler. I will add plain borders to finish it as a kingsized quilt. I learned some great tips in the class and highly recommend it!!
A painted slate from several years ago. I was so pleased to discover a technique to 'paint' the shadows of quilting.
Picture take from our front porch in West Virgina. I learned to LOOK UP while living there - watching the sky and storms moving across the valley. That low cloud was boiling up from or reaching down to the Potomac and Cacapon Rivers.
Just a funny picture of our 3 jack russells. Our 'unfaithful dog Muttli' (remember the cartoon Penelope Pittstop?) - is in the middle - My Dad has commented when seeing her lay like this - that her back end looks like a turkey needing to be trussed.