They Say Art Becomes More Valuable After the Artist's Death

Tracy was nice enough to take a photo of my Matisse Lady hanging at the GSQA Show.  GSQA is Gulf States Quilting Association and is pretty big.  It is all over the southern states that touch the Gulf of Mexico.  I am not sure about Florida............yes, Florida is included.

And best of all, Tracy got an Honorable Mention with the crawfish!  I  am so happy for her.  She deserved to win First Place, it is that nice.

While she was there, she took a picture of the Matisse Lady hanging .

Thanks, and congratulations to you Tracy!

I am taking a class with an incredble designer and quilter, Michael Young.   I am so lucky to be able to know him personally.  He has a new Diamond pattern class that I have been dying to take.  Every time it is scheduled, I am out of town!  So  swore I would be there come pneumonia or high water.

I need a really great name for this one.  I love There Ain't No Man Worth the Salt of My Tears.  Edgy.  Pig the Cyclist is just not right.  I have several others I think might do,  but I need to experience the quilt first.  You know, sometimes they name themselves.

Like dogs.  DiNozzo knew.  And so did Dutch.  Bonnie Doon was perfect for her.  But Max should have been My Shadow.  Sometimes I don't  get it totally correct!

glen

My Challenge Piece - Matisse Lady

Not a winner!  I really think that group is so stilted by the fact it is an ART quilt that they just need to have a  traditionally pieced quilt.  A pieced heart sewn on to a SWEATSHIRT won over my piece!  And a Mardi Gras block.  Geez.


LOL.  Not.

Here it is.  Don't you think it is wonderful?  Say nice things to me.......I need it!










I used the colors of the table and the dress in the binding.  I didn't want the glaring red to interrupt the flow of color off the piece

 Here is the block in the quilt.  It is the place mat on the table.

 Her face.  I was slow to put the features in, fearful I would mess them up.  Her hair looks good, I really like the wispy look to it.  I did elongate one side, but I like that look as well.









The chair!  I love the way the chair came out.  It looks like wood even.  You know it is a wooden chair she is sitting in.












She is rich, see her huge diamond!  I used gold for her chain, I wanted a heavy chain but light enough to not overpower the diamond.


Her dress looks puffy, like she is in it.  I could have quilted it more heavily but I liked the look of her body in the dress.





Here is the original Matisse called Lady in Yellow Dress.  And yes, it took me a few minutes to realize that I  had not flipped it, hey, that is probably why they thought it was not good!


Anyway I think it is good.  And I got paid for the presentation!



Anticlimactically - what does one do next?  Maybe this one.


Or maybe this one..........what do you think?

I am hooking up with Nina Marie and the Off The Wall Friday gang, go check them out and see what other great stuff is happening today.