I got the letter yesterday from the Schweinfurth Art Center. They declined both my entries for this year's "Quilts = Art = Quilts" exhibit. The letter said they had 331 entries from 191 artists--they chose 77 for the show. I guess that means I've got lots of company. It's always disappointing to get a rejection letter, but you just have to chalk it up to experience and move on. Speaking of...
On a more positive note, I finished the piece I've been working on that is made from my hand-dyed fabric. I call it "Sanctuary". It was primarily made from one piece of my ice-dyed fabric. I used a hand dyed piece that I had in my stash for the sky. All the details (grass,trees) are thread painting.
I also have to share some of the other pieces that I dyed. These are 3 examples. They were all done using the same 3 dyes (1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow). I told you it was cool!
Each of the pieces is just over a half yard. I started with about 20 inches x the width of the fabric. I wanted to be sure I had a full half-yard of fabric in each piece. I hate it when I buy a yard of fabric and, after it's washed and dried, it ends up being 33 or 34" long.
As promised a while back, I'm also posting a photo of the final "Black Hills September" after some tweaking. It's currently at the GA National Fair, waiting to be judged in the Fine Arts competition, along with "Top Gun" and "Where the Pavement Ends". The fair opens October 4th, so we'll see how it goes.
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