Art Makes a Great Gift!
Published On: 11-13-2011 08:17pm
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Category: Art as Gifts
My ArtFire Art Quilt Shop is where I have many of my Art Quilts for sale. Art makes great gifts for the coming gift giving season. My art quilts all celebrate gardens, flowers, and other things that fascinate me in the world around us.
Many people are not familiar with the concept of an art quilt, thinking that quilts are only to warm you on a bed. My quilts are made to be displayed on the wall like any other fine art, I just use a different medium. I use fabrics and stitching along with paints and other media to create my art. Any of my quilts would be a great gift for any gardener, flower or nature lover.The piece shown above was created using photos I took of Mountain Laurel flowers, ferns and more that grow wild along the road I live on, and photos of White Trillium flowers. The photos were printed onto cotton fabric using archival inks. They are combined with different fabrics that I have painted myself or purchased, and texture was added with assorted fibers stitched to the piece and various quilting designs.
"My Dream House"- 12"x12" Mounted on 16"x20" Canvas
The piece in this photo above is a small piece that was designed using a photograph of an old house near my home as the inspiration. I love gardens, so would imagine what the old place might have looked like at one time surrounded by gardens of course.
The piece in this photo above is a small piece that was designed using a photograph of an old house near my home as the inspiration. I love gardens, so would imagine what the old place might have looked like at one time surrounded by gardens of course.
Many people who see art quilts for the first time often wonder "what do you do with these??" Well, if you have displayed any painting or other work of art, you can display one of my art quilts. Photos and more information are available on my main website- Care and Display of Mini Art Quilts. On that page you will see examples of mini art quilts framed, mounted on artist canvases, etc. to give you some great ideas for any of my smaller pieces.
"Stained Glass Trillium"- 8"x10"
This piece is one of my smaller ones at 8"x10", made using my hand-painted fabrics. The pieces are stitched with black thread to give the stained glass look. Some of my art quilts feature my sunprinted fabrics that I use leaves and flowers from my gardens to create. I also print Note Cards with photos of some of my favorite quilts on them. Check my whole shop to see what is available.
If my art is not just what you are looking for, you can find an abundance of work from other artists here on Artfire. Just check out the Fine Art category and do some browsing...
