Landscapes and Fiery Urban Remnants

 In 2017, I started making freestanding landscapes without the tracks movement. Wanting to create a focus area of the colour condensed into one point. I really liked the way my green landscape turned out. The fabric used for the blade colour was a darker blue black colour and this worked well with the greeens.

I wanted to try another using the grey fabric from some of the Tracks series and Yellow Landscape was created. Another Title for this could be "Fire Landscape".

 I then went on to try a second focal point of the condensed colours. This is actually the second make in these colours as the original didn't work out as I had hoped so I filled in where a focal point had been and this looks untidy.

In September 2018, Tangled Threads challenge was remnants and I wanted to create a second piece to possibly be included in the exhibition for 2019.  I liked the autumnal colours and came up with this. I called this one Fiery Urban Remnants as the news grabs of night skies during urban warfare showed flaming buildings lit up against the dark skies. This piece is mounted on canvas and has some vertical quilting in the 3 focus areas. Due to its size 18" H x 28 " wide I hand stitched it to a piece of felt, used diluted gel medium to glue the felt to the canvas leaving approx 2.5cms loose, then handstitched the piece to the canvas. Earlier pieces that have not been mounted this way, can sag a little away from the canvas when hung. This seems to prevent that from happening. I am still thinking that I may make another one similar but alter the size and placement of the middle focus area.   As with most of my artwork, they look better when hung on a wall and under good lighting.

I have been continuing working on my Incubator Program with Lisa Call, working on pieces for Tangled Threads, fitting in some house restoration projects ( back on the sander and paint brush). Our queenslander has 24 sets of veranda cornices which are attached to the posts and top beams on the veranda. Some I have finished repainting but 15 still need doing. The ravages of time were starting to show up on some of them so working on them is a priority now that the 10 french doors are finished. 

Here is a sample of timber ones available to use as new. Unfortunately our design is not amongst them so we would have to purchase 24 sets of them ready made or get them custom made so preservation is the next best thing.  The drought has still not finished, yes we have had some good rain but again, very little dam filling rain. I will show 2 pieces inspired by that topic next time.