Monday, November 23, 2009

"Heartland: A Personal Landscape"

This is the first in what will be a series of very personal pieces.  Ha!  All my work is personal.  This piece is a landscape.  It represents where I came from and how it shaped me.  The words are  autobiographical, though not readable by the viewer.  It is constructed from silk habotai and disposable cotton facial wash cloths which were screen-printed with procion dye, machine-pieced and quilted.
It is mounted on a stretched canvas that I painted with acrylic paint, gold leaf, and puff paint.
I still need to finish the back with some black felt before it goes to the gallery.
Finished size:  textile construction 10 inches by 10 inches, canvas size 12 inches by 12 inches.


"Heartland:  A Personal Landscape"



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My understanding is that Copper Shade Tree Gallery intends to publish a small book of each juried artist's small landscape piece.  The 12x12s will be assembled collectively at the front of the gallery during the show, which opens in February.  Here is a link to the gallery site:  http://tinyurl.com/ykcbcr9

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6 comments:

  1. Jamie FingalNovember 24, 2009 at 12:35 AM

    This looks great! I love the way you did the machine quilting and the extra details on the piece that is stretched on the canvas. Very nice!

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  2. Kay Koeper SorensenNovember 24, 2009 at 7:19 AM

    I really love this one.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 24, 2009 at 8:22 AM

    I recognize those colors! And the story is there, just not visible in every detail to all viewers. I like that. Mary Ann Johnson

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  4. Leslie Tucker JenisonNovember 24, 2009 at 10:12 AM

    thanks for your kind words!

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  5. Mary Ann LittlejohnNovember 24, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    Very nice. I really like the say you integrated the canvas surface with rest of the work.

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  6. Kathy YorkNovember 24, 2009 at 4:54 PM

    Leslie,
    I love the way this came together, especially after watching you work at Open Studios. This is fabulous. And the way you finished, on the canvas, absolutely perfect!!

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