the making of

Last Wednesday I went with my dear quilt-friend W

to the symposium (with lectures of several people) 

and the opening of our Art-quilts exhibition

in Arti Legi in Gouda.

The Art Gallery is a fantastic old building 

and it really is a wonderful exhibition !

Go there if you have the opportunity !
 May 1  -  20
(every day  12.00 - 17.00)

It was so much fun to meet the people 

and to see which "face" belonged to 

all the different art-quilts !

(Ha, even met some blogging friends in real life too)
(Yes, I was wearing my Boro jacket and got some lovely compliments)

The work of mine that was selected for the book

was made in 2009 for the art-quilt challenge

"Uit de naad"

("from the seam")

with additional focus on transparency and double sided.

This little sketch was how it all started

(I normally make my grocery list on these tiny pieces of paper)

Here the figure is life-size,

(I was outlined by my dear husband while I was lying on the floor,

ahhh ... making art is a tough job)

For each step in the process I had to invent ways of doing things

in order to carry out my ideas.

Finally, when the main part was machine and hand stitched

I attatched the transparent "body" to the second side

and stencilled the words with acrylic paint

and the help of freezer paper ...

pfffffffffft !

        I want to break free      ( II )

(the other side)

On the exhibition the work has a really beautiful place 

in a (twin doors) doorway 

so you can truely enjoy both sides !