My piece "Wildest Dreams" honors my ancestors who could never have dreamed of Mr. Obama becoming elected. It depicts the husbands and fathers of my grandmothers. I stopped by and had dinner (which was great) with Grandma after dropping it off at Mr. Freeman's home yesterday and when I showed her its photo, she started exclaiming and hugging me. I am not going to post a pic of the whole final piece until the opening day, but I can show you the process for part of it. This is how my paternal great-grandfather, Walter Joseph Scott, went from photo to finished piece:
First, the lightbox (thanks Victor!)...
Then the handpainting...
Then the pieceing...
Then after quilting, voila...a great-granddad in fabric!
6 comments:
So, how Caucasian was Great Grand Dad, Ms. Sew Chick?
Oh le ha ha Victor...what difference does it make what he was? He was a decent hardworking guy and without him, I wouldn't be here. Geesh.
i never imagined him to be caucasian, so the poster's question caught me off guard...are you laying out your quilt the same as the photo collage below? It really is a fitting image to the title of the quilt.
Peace and blessings during this holiday season to you and yours.
Victor is (God help me) a very good friend of mine and was teasing me, ugh. Long story...
Anyway, I had to reduce the men portrayed to only 4, but yes, it is similar to the photos. I think you'll like the finished version!
What a wonderful idea! It looks great thus far. Happy Holidays to you and your family!
Lawana, hi. This is L. R. Giles from the Dark Dreams anthologies. I hope you're doing well. I've put together a group on Facebook to try to reconnect everyone from DD since this year is the 5 year anniversary for the publication of the first Dark Dreams. My email address is lrgiles@cox.net. Please send me your email if you're interested in joining and I'll send you an invite. Happy New Year.
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