This 6x6 inch quilt square is for the Mixed Media Monday theme "party animals". I live in Seattle, on the Puget Sound and quite near the San Juan Islands, around which reside well studied pods of orcas. They migrate every year, returning to the Puget Sound and it is a cause for celebrating this life rhythm. I took a holiday with my daughter to try to see them return. We did not see them, I guess they were on holiday for the day too. We did, however, see otters and porpoises within a dozen feet of us at our whale watching spot. And at the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor, we saw video of the orcas playing and splashing, surely looking like they were having a party, celebrating their return home.
This quilt square is made of silk, embellished with silk ribbon, vintage sequins and vintage seed beads. It is stamped with letter stamps and stamped orcas were fused to the surface. The beautiful orca stamp is a design by the Haida artist Paul White.
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Very very beautiful your background fabric have some fantastic colors, well done.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful!
ReplyDeletePretty! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful! The silk provides a perfect water background, and your orcas are amazing.
ReplyDeleteThis is just gorgeous! This is a wonderful orca stamp. Great piece - cheers!
ReplyDeleteWow this is beautifully created.
ReplyDeleteReally gorgeous.
it's gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteSharon, this is an amazing art quilt! I love the way you interpreted the challenge. Diane (MMM)
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt.
ReplyDeleteI have visited Seattle a few times (working for Boeing) and the Sound area is gorgeous.