Wednesday, May 14, 2014

The Moon is a Mirror

At last I can show you this piece! I worked on it for months this winter and entered it into the newest Dinner at Eight juried show, "Reflections." It was one of three pieces I made to this 24" x 60" size this year, and I sure got tired of that size and the long narrow orientation, but I was happy making this piece.

For its statement I wrote a haiku:
The moon is a mirror
Without its own light,
It reflects the sun's face.
It is comprised almost entirely of triangles cut from my overdyed shirting fabrics. My quilt is one of 33 chosen for this exhibit and the list of artists is pretty great! I am so pleased to have my work included. The exhibit will debut at the International Quilt Festival in Houston in October. This is my fourth quilt that has been in one of the Dinner at Eight exhibits and they just keep getting better and better. Many thanks to Jamie Fingal and Leslie Jenison for curating these exhibits.

30 comments:

  1. Congratulations Terry! ... and tonight's moon looks just like it :)

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  2. Congratulations! I find the long narrow size makes an interesting exhibit when everything is the same size, but it can be a challenge to work within tight criteria. You have managed to capture a real glow in the background of your quilt despite working with the night. Very compelling!

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  3. Michele1:46 AM

    It's lovely!

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  4. Absolutely fabulous, a winner in all regard. It was worth the wait!

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  5. Great texture. Wonderful quilt. Congratulations on the exhibit. Del

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  6. What a beautiful piece. Congratulations!

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  7. When I saw the teaser photo on FB I knew something special was coming. Indeed. I really like the way the color cousins work together to make texture..and outlining with the light of the moon, brilliant.

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  8. Wow. I could study this one for hours. May I have your permission to pin it to my Pinterest board?

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  9. That's spectacular!

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  10. Absolutely lovely! Are the triangles pieced? Fabulous!

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  11. Just stunning, Terry... I just love those hills.

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  12. Oh my..... I love this piece! The graphic quality of the design and the pieced triangles are fabulous!

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  13. Very nice play of light. Congratulations!

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  14. I like how the different shades of triangles give it dimension.
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  15. Just gorgeous Terry...I need to blog about and share mine!

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  16. Oh yea. I like this one, and I respect the time you put in to get all of the dimension.

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  17. Very nice - and the triangles make a fairly common image unusual. The long narrow format really suits this design.

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  18. Anonymous2:55 PM

    I especially like that lovely, glowing moon set in the night sky. It's easy to understand how working with all the cheerful colors could be a happy experience, especially during winter time. Congratulations, Marken

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  19. Oh! For the life of me, I cannot figure out how you put together all those triangles so that they look perfectly pieced, yet concurrently free-form. It's wonderful! Congratulations on being chosen for the exhibit. I hope to see it in person one day.

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  20. Beautiful piece. Congratulations for getting juried in

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  21. This is a spectacular quilt!

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  22. This quilt is spectacular!

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  23. truly stunning. I love everything about it. Beautiful work.

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  24. This is a stunning quilt with all those triangles in their multiple colour shades - so beautiful. COngratulations.
    Pauline
    perry94022 at hotmail dot com

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  25. JEALOUS I AM.. I WOULD REALLY ENJOY KNOWING HOW TO MAKE A LANDSCAPE QUILT OR A GORGEOUS QUILT AS YOURS... I'M WHAT YOU CALL A TINKER QUILTER.. THANKS MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR WORK...

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  26. Hi, I love this piece and it has inspired me to make a mosaic mailbox. Lovely

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