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Great Blue
Representative
Judy Weiss
Blue Herons
inhabit many parts of North America. This particular one posed proudly for me
in a sculpture garden in South Carolina in 2008. With his chest puffed out,
eyes fixed, and standing perfectly still, it felt as if he was a part of the
display! He has waited patiently until now for his portrait to be unveiled.
Techniques: Piecing, appliqué, painted silk, machine quilting
Process:
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My process starts with thumbnail
sketches,
then larger drawings,
and then a full size sketch
which I will use to
develop the finished piece.
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| The final placement photo shows the diamond sections, the heron and the grass appliqué pinned to the hand-painted silk used for the water. The diamonds would be machine-sewn to the silk by turned appliqué, and the grasses were fused in place. The now-completed base was laid over batting, ready for the heron to be added. |
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My goal for the heron was to raise him
above the surface of the rest of the work. To give him extra loft, he was
‘trapuntoed’. A layer of batting was placed under him, and the highlights of
his feathers, head, eye, beak and chest were stitched. The batting was cut away
as closely as possible from the body, and he was stitched to the background.
The effect was that he popped forward toward the viewer.
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Great Blue
Abstract
Sharon Rubuliak
The Great
Blue Heron is a familiar sight wading or hunting in wetlands. We know the hallmarks
- long sharp bill, crooked neck, slate blue flight feathers, hunched shoulders,
plume-like chest feathers and long articulated legs.
Patient watching nets the
viewer
a ring of ripples as the hunter
spears a meal.
Techniques: gel glue resist, stenciling, hand painting, hand and machine quilting.
Process:
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