Posted 1/23/08

This is 3/52 2008, my third weekly piece of 2008. It is another exploration of a possible larger quilt idea for my tree series. I wanted to try out this very graphic batik with a leaf print all over it, which seems to be on the edge of “could be fabulous, could be tragic.” I’m still assessing where it falls on that continuum.

However, serendipity rocks, because as I was folding up the batik to set it aside, the folds appeared like this, which I think is much more interesting! So now I’m working on how to harness this idea into a piece.

Posted 1/20/08

I’m still catching up on posting my first few journal quilts of the year, so this is 2/52 2008. This journal was created to test out a design I’m working on in large scale. I wanted to see how the painted green inner leaf piece would work out on the larger batik leaf. I think I need more contrast, so I’m now auditioning some other options.

The background fabrics are my hand dyed solids and I over stamped the brown branches by using the PenScore ® Magic Stamp product.

Posted by Naomi S. Adams at 1:02 PM

Posted 1/18/08

This is my first weekly quilt of 2008, aptly named 1/52 2008. I started using small journal quilts in 2007 to try new techniques, explore larger art quilt themes on a smaller scale, and have some fun with surface design. I think it was a valuable growth experience last year, so I have decided to continue in 2008. For more about weekly quilts, check out Jeanne Williamson, an amazing mixed media artist who has been doing this for years.

My personal agreements for this 2008 project:

1. The finished size is 6″ x 8″.
2. I should complete the quilt by Sunday night at midnight.
3. I shouldn’t worry about it being a masterpiece!

This piece was created while I was using some eraser circle stamps I made to try to add depth to a red print I was using for my current large piece. The red fabric I was desperately trying to “fix” has since been edited out of that quilt for the greater good. I was also working with a piece of orange cloth and had this orange paint left over, which I hate to waste! After the paint dried and was heat set, I added fused batik circles, hand embroidered the “x’s” and voila.

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