When trying to decide what my piece would be about I suddenly had the image of bugambilias (or bougainvilleas) and my afternoon chats with my mom. Growing up there were a couple of houses with huge bugambilias covering the whole front of the homes just across the street from our home. My mom and I we would sit in the afternoons in our front porch to chat, people watch and knit or embroider (whatever little project we were working on at the time). Our street was always bustling with kids running around, neighbors chatting with each other and the colorful blossoms covering the street in a bright pink blanket. I miss those days... I miss my afternoon chats with my mom.
So for this piece I wanted to capture the bright pink hues of the bugambilia blossom and the blocks interlocking to me represent how our memories are what keep was connected.
Martha
What a lovely post. It conjured up such a vivid picture of you and your mum happy together in such wonderful surroundings. You must miss that very much. I think your quilt has captured all that beautifully, the houses, the bougainvillea, and the idea that you are linked together by the memories.
ReplyDeleteYour childhood memories of your street sound wonderful. This is a lovely quilt and great reminder of those happy times :)
ReplyDeleteAs I read your description, I could picture the scene in my mind. What a lovely memory of your mom, you two sitting together and stitching. Your little quilt is so pretty with those bold pinks and clever quilting!
ReplyDeleteLovely piece. I am a lover of bougainvillea too. It grows in my home state of California, and it’s one of the things I miss most where I live now in Oregon. Great modern capture of the colors. Thanks for sharing your memory of them.
ReplyDeleteI love this abstract quilt that cements your wonderful memories in color and cloth. Others may not know what. it represents, but You will always know. Lovely and powerful.
ReplyDeleteI love how you get an intangible topic down to its personal essence, with such a sharp, clean image. I am always interested in how you are going to present the theme! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely memory and I really like how you captured it with lovely rich colours. Make me feel like I need more flowers in my front garden!
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