Second Verse Revealed

Sneak peek: this is what the entire piece "Second Verse, Same as the First" looks like!

Now, if you want to know more come on over to the Seaside Piecemakers Collaborations Carnival at the Melbourne Auditorium, Hibiscus Avenue, this weekend.  Admission is free and after a preview opening on March 10 from 6-8 pm, the doors are open all day on Friday, 3/11 and until noon on 3/12.  In addition to fiber art demos and classes there will be a huge exhibit of fiber art including over 25 vignettes displaying collaborative efforts by artists (potters, 2d, dolls etc) and quilters.  We are tasked with displaying our work in a setting that lends a little education as to why we did what we did....Andrea Luliak and I have a little handout that will take the mystery out of what we are showing (altho for some that spoils the fun of guessing) and we'll be on hand to oooh and ahhh at the other "reveals" we have only heard about thus far.

Collaboration (warning! fine print ahead, disclaimers included) does not always produce a final project that everyone can relate to.  But having done this several times I can attest that it always does bring out something new that the participants were not expecting...it is a great exercise in creativity that results in growth farther down the road. 

Out of town readers: sorry about the local invite...maybe I can provide a virtual tour?

Second Verse Same as the First

I know this is a bit unusual even for me....but somehow when I am involved in a specific project I just feel the need to go waaaaay outside my boundaries, sometimes it works, sometimes it does not.  Actually this is only  1/3 of the entire piece (stay tuned).  And it is for a show March 10 -12 (details to come).  That said, let me explain:

Given the opportunity to "collaborate" I usually jump so my hat was in the ring when the quilters called and asked me to work with a fiber artist from a theme of our choice.  Andrea Luliak and I decided, after a little mulling, to bounce off the Rhapsody in Blue piece composed by George Gershwin in 1924.  (Little did I suspect that Miss A was a former music major in college.  She definitely had the advantage.)  Anyway, we jointly decided to each produce a piece that had three segments, joined vertically, and inspired by the music.

This is the top of mine, you can tell that without a musical bone in my body I went full on for the historical aspect of the piece.  Meanwhile, seeing Andrea's for the first time yesterday I actually hear the music...and not a blue piece of fabric in it!  That's art for you.