I realize it isn't Sunday, but, since it is the final day of a holiday weekend, it seems that way to me. So, here is the "Sunday" quilt for this week. .
"Village Series #7: To Be Uprooted" Kristin La Flamme 2007 12" X 12"
This quilt is from the first (I think it was) SAQA online auction in 2007. I admire Kristin's work and wish she had more time to devote to it, but she is a mother of two and an Army wife who must pack up and move house periodically. When she made this quilt she was living in Germany, but now resides in Hawaii with husband (aka: Mr. IBOL) and children. I have another of her very small pieces in the Collection.
Kristin has used a variety of techniques in this piece. The row of stamped houses across the top is carried over from previous quilts in the series. The roots are mono printed with brown on white fabric with shiny silver vertical lines. On the left side is a row of pieced 'geese' with interesting print fabrics here and there - a kitten, a map, a plane and paratrooper; the bottom green 'goose' with the leaves is so familiar to me, I wonder if I had a skirt made of that fabric decades ago. On the right side the row of 'geese' appear to be done with a stencil and paint sticks. She has hand 'seeded' the quilt with seed stitches along with machine quilting.
You can see more of Kristin's work on her website http://www.kristinlaflamme.com
Or following her life, family and work at her blog http://kristinlaflamme.com/musings/
She is also a member of the online group Twelve by Twelve http://www.twelveby12.org/
Read the Twelve by Twelve blog at http://twelveby12.blogspot.com/
3 comments:
I adore Kristin and her artwork. This is such an inspiring choice from her body of work. You can really see the influence of traditional quilting, her many travels and her thoughts about building a home in her village series.
I like this quilt alot...anything with roots make you stop and think as the viewer-there is alot to like in this quilt. Thanks for sharing it Del-you always share great things-love the bird photo and the darling dog!(he is so clean). You have a couple of broken links on your blog suggestions. Thanks for sharing with us!
Thank you Del for featuring my work. I am honored to be a part of the Thomas Collection.
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