March 14, 2019

In Dreams I Slept in a Cabin, New Work in Progress

Sue Reno on set of Quilting Arts TV

It's a new work for you, but I've been working on it, off and on, since 2014. I was filming an instructional Quilting Arts Video workshop and some segments for Quilting Arts TV.

In Dreams I Slept in a Cabin, Sue Reno, WIP Image 1
One of the techniques I demonstrated was collagraph, using found objects to make a plate, then using a Gelli plate to print onto fabric. I made a bunch of these prints as step-outs and finished prints.
In Dreams I Slept in a Cabin, Sue Reno, WIP Image 2
When I was back home I finished the step-outs and printed some more of them, in various colorways.
In Dreams I Slept in a Cabin, Sue Reno, WIP Image 3
I also did segments on cyanotype printing, and did a bunch of these fern prints.
In Dreams I Slept in a Cabin, Sue Reno, WIP Image 4
I had vague ideas of using all of these in a quilt as some point--they were all good prints and made me happy. So from time to time I would stitch on them, using detailed outlining and echo quilting.
In Dreams I Slept in a Cabin, Sue Reno, WIP Image 5
Somewhere in there, I also started a felted river panel. Here's the first layer of wool roving on a piece of rayon/wool felt. Doesn't look like much yet, but this is comparable to the underpainting for a painter, it's setting up the forms and base colors.
In Dreams I Slept in a Cabin, Sue Reno, WIP Image 6
Much more to come, stay tuned!

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1 comment:

Barbara Campbell said...

Cant wait to hear the rest of the story. Thanks for sharing your wonderful creativity!