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Sunday, February 1, 2015

Structure - Monique Kleinhans

The Calm in the Storm
The chaos of my life the past few months left me feeling as if I could use some extra structure, and I found myself near the end of the deadline to create something before the space and mind opened up with an idea and also the time to work it out into fabric.  Thankfully, I was able to comlete my project in time, and I'm thrilled--if not by the end result itself, but by the fact that in being able to create and explore a new work means that the ground might finally be resting undernearth my feet once more.

For this piece I knew that I wanted to play with lutradur and create a background that was a variety of textures and fibers needle punched together.  There is so much structure to each and every snowflake that falls (and we've had quite a few of them this winter), so that also seemed a good focus object.

To explore the theme a bit further I decided to play with the structure of the entire work by double mounting the center. The center is composed of lace, satin, metalic fabric and wool roving.


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11 comments:

  1. Marty MasonFebruary 1, 2015 at 5:29 AM

    Your work of art speaks volumes about your ability to be vibrant and creative. You've made a beautifully calming piece. Hopefully the storm has passed.

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  2. Lizz PloppertFebruary 1, 2015 at 5:45 AM

    Very pretty piece! I see the structure of it but even more I feel the chill in it! What a perfect winter picture!

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  3. RobbieFebruary 1, 2015 at 10:34 AM

    As always, another amazing piece from you!! WOW!

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  4. ChezFebruary 1, 2015 at 11:18 AM

    I love the layers, structure, and the snowflake is marvellous!

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  5. SueFebruary 1, 2015 at 11:40 AM

    Simply beautiful!

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  6. Neroli HendersonFebruary 1, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    Beautiful, I love snowflakes and you've really done this one justice. The background textures are great too!

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  7. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 11:55 AM

    I absolutely love this piece Monique, there is so much structure and movement. And the colour combos are beautifully blended. Well done

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  8. Christine LeeFebruary 1, 2015 at 12:01 PM

    Beautiful what else can I say, so peaceful.

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  9. JayeFebruary 1, 2015 at 3:30 PM

    This is truly lovely! I hope the process and beautiful end result have brought you some piece of mind in this chaotic life we lead!

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  10. AndreaFebruary 2, 2015 at 4:43 AM

    I can feel the cold from the snow and the wind portrayed in this lovely quilt. Great job.

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  11. RobynFebruary 3, 2015 at 3:07 PM

    The layers, textures and stitching in the background provide lots of movement and turmoil and the simple snowflake provides a resting place for the eyes.....the calm after your stormy year. The double mount is a beautiful frame.

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