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| Body Map Quilt in Honor of DaVinci's Vetruvian Man |
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I was totally exuberant to recently learn that my 30" x 50" Vetruvian Man quilt was juried into the International Quilt Festival with the Quilts on the Wall "Maps" exhibit that will be held in Long Beach, California in August of this year. Particulars of the Quilt Festival are, as follows:
Maps Exhibit -
Debuting at the International Quilt Festival,
Long
Beach
Show Dates
August 2-4,
2013
Preview Night
Thursday August 1,
2013
Here are some pictures of the quilt as it developed.
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| Initial Drawing |
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| Auditioning Color Scheme |
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| Blocking in Color |
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| Handwritten Translation of DaVinci's Notes |
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| Closeup of Handwriting |
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| Close-up of Spiral Quilting with Gold Thread |
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| Hand Painted Vines in Border with Outline Stitching |
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Most Excellent Linda!
ReplyDeleteStacy, I just saw your comment. These words, especially coming from you, mean so much. Thank you. Thank you very much.
DeleteAmazing piece of art, Linda!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on getting your wonderful quilt in to the exhibit!
ReplyDeleteIt is even more impressive in person. Congratulations for being juried in to the show. Thanks also for all the detail you give on the making of your work.
ReplyDelete...and thank you, Eileen, for all the work you put into curating all the wonderful quilts for the show!
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ReplyDeleteThank you, Garima Pal.
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