I asked someone if she liked the latest project, or if it was just strange. She says, “It’s a departure of style for you.” Yes, that’s probably true. I think not her style either, and it’s probably why I have been struggling with new components since I laid the face onto this quilt. But I am enjoying the process. My first struggle was the body. Trying to be too realistic with the stylized face just seemed out of place. I think I like what I have now. I think it’s stylized enough to look like it belongs with the face, and representational enough so you can tell it’s supposed to be a body. I will need to deal with hands later.
My current dilemma is the hair. Half done in this photo, but I guess you can see where I was going. Too much orange. Reducing the contrast between the figure and the background. And hiding the angles on the face that I was contemplating leaving. I think all that orange I just cut out is coming off, but I don’t want to leave her head totally bald.
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Who or what is that just over her left eye? A bird, a cat, a ???
Mom
Yes, Doug says the same thing about the thing over the left eye. It was originally supposed to be a stylized eye, but it does look like a bird.
There is a bird in the top left corner (not shown) looking down on the scene. I've been thinking about naming the piece "Strange Bird" to refer to the bird shape over the face and the music she's making.
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