Friday, January 26, 2007

Old Dog Learns New Tricks

Papaya Parkway


Papaya Parkway
Hand dyed cotton, fused, hand and machine quilted, 12" squarish

It's all become to clear to me, again. The limited color palette is my Big New Thing. Suddenly there is clarity and a sense of it all coming together. Plus I am using value in a different way. Low contrast. Heavens! Can this be true?

Note the light area with the very light striping. Right here.
O so subtle. Well, needless to say it took me long enough to get this concept. But learning it has been fun. Since I am working small it is easier to discover this sort of thing, without the massive amounts of time a larger piece would take.


Banana Boulevard

Banana Boulevard
Hand dyed cottons, fused, hand and machine quilted. 12" squarish





For my next trick, a yellow themed quilt. OK so there is a lot of green in there. But major yellow parts really. And the bananas I bought yesterday were just these colors.

5 comments:

  1. oooo, these are so incredibly delightful :)

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  2. I really like these limited palettes, less is more, right?

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  3. Anonymous12:23 PM

    Ooooh, I love these, bet Frieda (Green) loves them too....

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  4. These are gorgeous, Melody. I really love them!

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  5. Mmmm... Papaya Parkway is delish!

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