I mentioned in my first post that a friend of the family turned me on to quilting when I was just a teenager. She made me realize that I didn't have to follow any rules, and I'll be forever grateful for that. But it's interesting how many people don't take fabric creations seriously when considering whether or not something is art or whether or not someone is an artist.
Quite honestly, that pisses me off. While I have met more artists that are generous of spirit than not, I still have encountered some that like to be too pretentious for my taste. These are generally the types that will poo-poo anything that isn't done on canvas.
While feeling indignant about that, I did this:
Not sure how well the pic shows it, but that brown thing up in the corner is a paint brush, with embroidery floss as the bristles of the brush. A fabric paint brush painting fabric strokes.
This was, again, before I knew anything meaningful about applique, so it's a little rough. Usually, once I'm done with a project, I don't revisit it. Every pattern or piece is done once, period. This may be the exception to that rule, though. I like the statement it makes and I want to make it a little stronger now that my skills are a little more advanced.
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