Done and Done!

And 2014 finally is in the books.

Here are my 6 pieces. I just waited until they were all completed because a few of them were down to the wire....well....past the wire.

For the theme EARTH, I chose to do a series of beautiful places made by nature. Hence the series title --

 WONDERS  OF  NATURE

"SURROUNDED"

Antelope Canyon

Arizona, USA

"BEAUTIFUL  BOUNDARY"

Great Barrier Reef

Australia

"GIANTS IN THE MIST"

Giant Sequoias

Sequoia National Forest

California, USA

"IRIDESCENT  CASCADE"

Ruby Falls

Tennessee, USA

"REFUGE"

Blue Caves

Zakynthos, Greece

"UNDER  AFRICAN  SKIES"

Avenue of the Baobobs

Madagascar

These were all so very fun to do. Now looking forward to exhibiting in Duluth all of the beautiful works of art made by each of you!!

And on to 2015 -- already have my inspiration pieces. The series will be titled: Forces of Nature. I will be doing a hurricane, lava flow, lightening and an iceberg.  Anxious to get started!!

Earth's Amazing Wonders series - Piece one - Kelly L Hendrickson

Can you believe it!!!  My first piece done and it isn't even the end of FEBRUARY (which is a short month even!)

Antelope Canyon - Arizona USA

The Navajo sandstone making up the walls of the canyon have colors that are almost jewel-toned.  I wanted to add a bit of sky to break up the bright colors. It is a sight to behold...even though I've only seen photos. The flow of the stone is accentuated by the quilting lines. At first I thought this would be mind-numbing but I went with a more organic feel and just let them flow at will.  It ended up being quite therapeutic! I have not quilted this much on a quilt in ages.

The binding on this one was a bear!! After cutting it to size (yes....before thinking about the binding....) I realized that every piece I auditioned for the binding was a distraction. I asked around and got a few ideas but none of them turned out like I wanted for this piece.  Well....there was no way of avoiding it.  I had to do a pieced binding to keep the flow of the lines and colors. I've done pieced bindings before but none quite as complicated with all the angles and everything.  Anyway, it took most of today but it is done and (if I do say so myself) I think it looks GREAT!!

So, my first in the series of Earth's Amazing Wonders for Voyage 2014.

ANTELOPE  CANYON - ARIZONA USA

Sorry about the less-than-clear photo. My good camera is in the shop and I had to take this one with my phone.  I miss my camera.........:-((((((

Finished!!! Piece Six completed!!

And just in time!  Now the whole set is ready to package up and send to Elaine!

The final piece is from another of my own macro photos. Taken in a small East Texas town park. An old log cabin sun bleached to a pearly gray. The spiky green plants adding a great pop of color.

Here it is with its original macro photo.

TUCKED  IN  A  CORNER

Now I can breathe !  Whew!!

Wounded Tree Completed - #5

Here is number five for Beaujolais.  I really had fun with bark cloth and shiva sticks on this one.  Here it is with its original macro photo.

Wounded Tree

The sixth and final piece is well under way so I'll be mailing it by the end of the month as promised.

Eureka!! I think I've got it!!

Have been mulling over the "earth" theme for 2014 and not getting inspiration at all. Didn't have much time to give it due to the deadline for the 2013 pieces I'm about to finish.

Then out of the blue....it came to me!!  I will be doing interesting and/or famous natural formations on planet earth.  Here is my list so far:  Morning Glory Pool (Yosemite National Park), Antelope Canyon (Arizona), Avenue of Baobabs (Madagascar), Redwood National Forest, Giant's Causeway (Ireland) and probably Skaftafell Ice Cave (Iceland).  These have been favorite images of mine for years.  Now I have the opportunity to memorialize them in my own art!  I might have to make a change or two along the way if one doesn't look like I want it to but this is the plan anyway.  The theme will stay the same.

Now back to work!!!

Eagle's view

My first quilt for 2014 is completed. My plan is to use aerial views of the Earth in some way or other. The first one is a view of the river Nile close to Murchison Falls in Uganda. All fabrics are my own hand dyed ones. Title of this quilt is Eagle's View.