Textures in Turquoise and Rust
July 24, 2010
A love of fabrics, and quilting especially, has always rivaled my love for drawing and painting on smooth surfaces. There’s something about how color comes across in fabrics and roughly textured surfaces that gives it an extra richness and depth.
Two colors I enjoy seeing together are turquoise and rust. They seem to bring out the best in one another. Above they’re seen in a weaving I created with strips cut from an acrylic painting which I’ve woven together with strips cut from handmade paper. The subject is non-representational and simply attempts to reveal an interplay of colors and textures.
The quilt hanging at left makes use of the Chinese Coins pattern to once again juxtapose small areas of turquoise and rust. Once again the subject doesn’t seek to represent anything specific, unless of course, you choose to see rods of Chinese coins on a black background.
August 5, 2010 at 3:46 am
These are lovely. I’ve seen a few paper quilts before. Turquoise and rust are two of my favorites too, though black and deep green are my tops. Thanks for sharing this post.
October 27, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Also two of my favorite colors!