Well, if that title doesn't pique your curiosity, right? As usual, my idea for this theme prompt is not the idea I ended up using. I had a little fun with this prompt, using inspiration from a few artists I follow on social media.
Are you familiar with pothole art? A Google search will bring up all kinds of examples. I follow a couple of artists on Instagram, and I think the idea of taking something unsightly like a pothole and making it a piece of art to see while strolling along is a fun idea. So I decided to take my mosaic underfoot and try some pothole art with fabric.
There's so much about this piece that I would change, if I were to do it again, but let's ignore that and I'll tell you how I constructed it. The mosaic strips were strips made in an online improv workshop that had been sitting and waiting to be used. I freehand cut a shape from the sewn strips and then added the black border. The tricky part was adding the cracks and the sidewalk, or background, to the piece. That took a little thinking, but I made it work. The finished quilt is 20 x 22 inches.
I was a little perplexed about how to quilt it, so I actually made a little sample piece to mess around with.
I love this! Such clean lines and great colors! I would be very happy to find this underfoot as I walked along.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gwen! It was interesting to see if I could get close to what I had in mind!
DeleteI had to google pothole art - its so cool and now I see what you mean in relation to your piece. I really like the colourful improv set against the tarmac!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ruth! I don't know if we have any pothole art around here, but I think it's such a great idea.
DeleteI have seen a couple of examples of pothole art Wendy and I would never in a million years thought of translating it into a quilt, but what a genius idea :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! Of course, I'm my own worst critic, and there is a lot I'd change, but I got close enough!
DeleteThis is a fun piece and I was intrigued by the idea of pothole art. You would take your life in your hands trying to do that here!
ReplyDeleteI wondered about that too, how they manage it if it's on a roadway. I think many are done on the sidewalks, but I've seen a few on streets.
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