What an endeavor!
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Marilyn Klinkner explained the process |
After sharing the hows and why re: our love affair with fabric/ different art mediums and our introductions, Marilyn shared the principles of design and color. The 'value' of colors has always been elusive to me besides the task of composition. There's the how much is enough/ too much?
There were rules. We were to choose a bundle of scraps, pre chosen by our instructor but were not to alter any scrap unless it was over 15" in length as our collage base was a white 12X12 piece of sturdier fabric. Other material could be added/ exchanged. Scraps eventually would be adhered to the white base by stitching with crewel thread. Irons were available for smoothing out fabric wrinkles. We were itching to get to started.



Frustration dissipated as the compositions fell into place, some needing consultations/ suggestions/ praise.


Where there's a will, there's a way, eh?
The quilters and scientist in the group had to deal with uneven edges and shapes.
Mixing prints and colors was definitely not easy for us matchy types either.
We sat,
stood,
stretched.
Some of us walked around to view different tables's work. At times another collage might spark an idea to attempt another's methodol-
ogy.
And as you can see each and every square was indeed unique.

Then, the 3 hours were over before we knew it. Time to pack up and go home.
We departed with hopes of gathering again to work on our collages.
Mine's far from complete...
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B |
Tweaking still awaits.
Inverting changes things up.
Which do you prefer A/B?


Upcycling fabric scraps definitely feels good...
Thanks Marilyn Klinkner for sharing your love of fabric with us.
I like the label "escaping precision". It did give freedom from that feeling of fitting into a pattern. P.S. The name of the exhibition was Aparagraha or Freedom from Hoarding. That is a limb of yoga ...teachings of how to live in the world. Long story!
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