Hazelnut Creme

Well, I finished one!  This metals challenge has been fun, even though I didn't actually use metal.  I had an empty coffee container on the counter that I had just emptied and thought it looked like a warm metal finish.  I dug out the hand painted stash and found a couple that coordinated with the metal color. 

After about an hour of playing around with the shapes, I settled on this arrangement.  I had an old earring attached to the long rectangle on the left side but it broke during the final stitching.  Seems like that was what happened to it's mate originally.  There are a couple of paper fasteners along the bottom.  They were the only other warm metals I could find for embellishment except for buttons which didn't seem to work.  Still looking for the right thing but essentially finished.

 Next time I try this I will try the soda can pieces instead of the coffee bag.

Breaking Traditions Submission This Year

Done!  Got this in the mail today for the 2010 Breaking Traditions Art Quilt Shows in Michigan.  This year Lynn is raising money for the "Art Now for Autism" of the Autism Speaks project.  All entry fees for the show go directly to them as a fund raiser.

This years theme is "In My Words".  This theme really touched me as just after I learned of the theme, a dear friend's son was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.  Sam is a wonderful young man that sees the world in a slightly different manor than his peers.  He is bright, articulate and funny.  He will be fine.

His mom is concerned about his future, as all parents are, but now sees an opening through which she can guide him.  She has found her path.  I know that she has "put all the pieces together" and Sam will benefit from bridge she is building for him.

Putting All the Pieces Together

The piece is on a hand dyed base fabric with  needlefelted and quilted fragments representing all the little "signs" of Sam's uniqueness and the bridge to his future. The chain stitching represents all the help the family will recieve to keep the pieces together as they move forward.  The quilting lines of the background symbolism the puzzle that is Sam.   The three fiqures in the lower right represent Sam and his parents as they guide their son on the path toward his future. 

I wish them every happiness.