triangle refuge

No juice for more than geometrics. This is what I work on when the brain goes to fuzz. The precision puzzling releases the angst of concepting.

Disappearing squares on point.

brain daze

Now what? Pundit (2) is done. Maybe. (except for the sleeve and the label) It leaves me with the feeling that I'm still missing something. Might be a brain freeze, I always get this way after finishing a piece...or maybe it's not finished? I've got that itchy feeling that its not right, not sure it accomplished my goals. I love the way this guy has dominated my studio over the past several weeks. You can ever have too much acid green, right? Maybe it really does have to be a series before I get it right. 

I need to turn it away from me for awhile in order to come at the decision with a little more objectivity. 

Pundit, detail

Pundit, back side.

a little bit of wrinkle

Adding the line around the face (very slowly, stitch by stitch) gives the composition a little more spark. And yes, I did wash and dry this puppy. The puckers are not as puckery in this photo. Some areas show it better. I like the extra texture. I may need to get a new camera to show this type of detail.

final steps

Getting closer to the end run on this one. After many an hour pulling out my hair (and stitches) because of machine problems and tension issues with my thread, I can happily announce that Pundit is on the road to finality. Here I am adding hand stitches to further emphasize the spewing nature of this loudmouth. I also want to add another line of stitching at the seam between the face and the background (you may be able to see the line that is there already...I just want it darker) After that I'll need to face the edges. Then it goes into the washer for a little surprise shaking up. I am hoping it puckers up and becomes a little distorted. Working with white fabric is challenging, I may need to find a source for a solid white cotton that is denser than Kona brand. Though I like the clarity it gives to the composition, I don't like the transparency at the seams.

fun with triangles

Half-square triangles have an infinite variety of ways to be put together. These color study units I have been working on give me a way to release some creative problem-solving time. Here are some of the ways they can work.

half-square triangle diagramsI think I will do something like this:

roughed-in composition for color study quiltI like how the white breaks up the geometry, forcing the viewer to complete the pattern in their imagination. I think I might add a wide white border too.