home
about the artist
gallery
blog
links
contact

An Alternate Universe

I often feel that I exist in an alternate universe that is connected to another, but is upside down and in reverse. So that is what I am trying to portray in this discharged piece.

I dreamed about doing this all night. I was going to hit the studio early this morning and get on it. Life intervened. I had to do an SDA website update this morning and so I didn’t get started until after lunch.

I drew the pattern on freezer paper and ironed the circles to one side and the remainder to the other side.

I used a chlorinated gel cleanser to remove the color. It was a nice warm, breezy day do I was able to do the work out on the patio.

Now, I have to work out how to quilt this. I think I will do hand stitching on the planets.

There is no fiber sketch tonight. On Wednesdays, Mr C and I have dinner at Trinity Cathedral, followed by a class. Tonight we started a class on the writings of David Abram. He writes about the cultural causes and consequences of environmental turmoil from a very spiritual point of view. He has done a lot of study with indigenous people and it strongly informs his writing. He gave a lecture at Trinity last week-end, and I was captivated and spell-bound.

9 Responses to “An Alternate Universe”

  1. Sheila says:

    A slightly different take on the old positive/negative image design. I really like it. I did the “duh” thing when I saw how you did it. I’m really getting tunnel vision. Freezer paper, of course!

  2. tallgirl says:

    It is awesome. Thanks for explaining your process. I was thinking wow, she is really good at sewing on the exact join!

  3. Diane says:

    Wow — this is wonderful, Gerrie! What a fun experiment, and it turned out beautifully!

  4. Laura says:

    Love this Gerrie! Thanks so much for sharing…I’d like to try this process.

  5. Love it! Great idea for a quilt and I love the way it came out.

  6. Karoda says:

    You’ve got coolness going on here! And the author sounds like someone I’d love to hear/read…thanks.

  7. Vicki W says:

    That turned out great!

  8. JulieZS says:

    Wow, that is really terrific Gerrie! I love seeing the steps in the process.