wide-open spaces
April 6, 2008 by karinrebekah
Last week, the mini quilt I made was a reaction to a particularly home-sick moment. As much as I love living in Savannah, my heart is still out West where there are wide-open spaces and the sky is big. When I get this way, I head to the beach because there I can feel that same sense of space- looking far and far away to where the ocean meets the sky.
Side 1- Colorado spaces
Side 2- Georgia spaces
The color on each side is silk organza, layered for different intensities of color. The quilting lines following in waves the shape of the colored pieces so that the blue shows up on the gold side and the gold shows up on the blue side.
detail from Georgia side
detail from Colorado side
I am this quilt- effected by both places, influenced by both places, wanting to be in both places.
I love this one for its simplicity and calmness.