So, the Boneyard Art Festival is now only a week out. Despite my best intentions and efforts, I am behind schedule. This, however, is normal. Over the course of the next day or two I will metamorphose into a crazed superwoman that somehow puts it all together, just in the nick of time, with a crazed expression and excessively large bags under her eyes from stress and lack of sleep.
Anyhow, this post is going to be short and sweet so I can get back to doing what I do. How about some pictures!
Outlining the vocal apparatus.
Trying to quilt as I go.
Starting to think this would have been easier if I have worked from the edge and gone outward…
…Because trying to *smoothly* connect all these haphazardly angled sections was a real pain!
The bright pink basting stitches were an eyesore. Hand quilting the layers together. Have I mentioned this is the *background* for one of the pieces?
Try to ignore the ugly pink basting stitches. See that swirl pattern? That is freehand quilting… by hand! I’m such a glutton for punishment…
This is why I need a studio! And, fyi, I do much of my work hunched over on the floor because I don’t have a big table.
As a reminder, in case you haven’t read my previous posts, each year, 40 North – the arts council for Champaign county, orchestrates the Bonyard Arts Festival throughout Champaign-Urbana, IL and the rest of the county. I am registered with 2 different venues (more details at the bottom of this entry) and have set to work creating artwork for this festival. At C4A I am set to display artwork during April 12-13 and at Habitat for Humanity I am set to conduct a live demonstration on April 13, from 1-5pm, on artistic things that can be done with used clothing.
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Your work is SO interesting! Good luck with your projects — I know you will finish in time! 🙂
Hang in there, my lady! Keep it up! 🙂