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Portfolio 2008 |
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Trapping Colour, Catching Light |
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Journal Quilts 2008 I have become facinated by the qualities of light and working with overlays of colour and pattern. My inspiration continues to centre on coastlines, coral reef systems and related images, but I am sometimes distracted by environmental issues or a return to long familiar themes. |
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| January: Sheer Shorelines (30x30cm) | |
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Batik on layers of abaca paper generated experiments with layering painted habotai silk between two layers of organza. Hand quilted and bound. |
| February: Plastic Soup (30x30cm) | |
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In the Pacific 'plastic soup' has engulfed an area twice the size of the US. Felted background, applied plastics, overlays of net and silk chiffon. Machine quilted. |
| March: Shorelines-Coral (30x30cm) | |
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The hidden depths - aerial views reveal where the coral lies; you have to be careful when dropping anchor. |
| April: Fishes (30x30cm) | |
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Felt 'Coral' background. Painted Purple Anthias. Overlaid with painted chiffon.
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| Waterlines (120x30cm) | |
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Blue lines divide the idyllic tropical island, coral reef and abundant fish from the plastic detrius building up underwater. Pre-felt, wool fibres, plastic wrappers, painted silk habotai and chiffon layers. Selected for the Contemporary Quilt Challenge: |
Waterlines - Details |
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| May: Pajama Cardinalfish (30x30cm) | |
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Rebecca's favourite. I tried a lino cut on many different background fabrics. Liquitex acrylic paint. |
| June: Shell Shoreline (30x30cm) | |
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Memories of Dugone beach in the Whitsundays. We gathered these 'sequin' shells from the shoreline. Wet felting including cameldown & Wensleydale, silk throwsters. Dry needlefelting of added fabrics. |
| July: Rainforest (30x30cm) | |
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Damp and steamy; misty layers dripping with trailing foliage; punctuated by shrill sounds and flashes of brilliant colour. |
| August: Wal's Wheels (30x30cm) | |
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Our transport on Magnetic Island. Digital printing on transfer paper. Rust on the Mini-Moke is evocative of the hot, tropical, side of Australia. |
| September: Golden Coral (30x30cm) | |
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'Crater' coral felt uses marbles to create craters, then layered and quilted. |
| October: Waves (30x30cm) | |
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'Holey' Felt created with woven strips, layered with organza and habotai. |
| November: Mangoes (30x30cm) | |
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Harvested from Neocolour pastels on recycled viyella.
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| December: Paper Bark (30x30cm) | |
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Lovely peely textures. Thermofax print on silk; overlaid with digital image on organza. |
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All the images displayed on this site are of original artwork by Barbara Weeks (unless otherwise stated). If used elsewhere she should be credited and would appreciate being informed!