{"id":4825,"date":"2018-09-05T17:31:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T00:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=4825"},"modified":"2018-09-05T17:31:15","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T00:31:15","slug":"on-my-design-wall-2018-09-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2018\/09\/05\/on-my-design-wall-2018-09-05\/","title":{"rendered":"On my design wall – 2018.09.05"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve started working on a new art quilt.\u00a0 It’s for a SAQA regional exhibition – the “greater North Pacific region” (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Western Canada).<\/p>\n

The title of the exhibition is “Shifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth<\/a>“.\u00a0 The Exhibit Concept is “Shifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth<\/em> will focus on the current state of the Pacific Ocean ecosystem, its marvelous natural diversity, and the human activities that both sustain and threaten oceanic life.”<\/p>\n

I’ve had an idea for a long time to make an art quilt featuring schools of fish, swimming in graceful synchronized patterns.\u00a0 So I guess I’m focusing on the “marvelous natural diversity” rather than the impact of human activities on ocean life.<\/p>\n

The entry does not open until November, so this is early for me – I usually work much closer to a deadline.\u00a0 But I have an idea, and decided to start working on it.<\/p>\n

First, I’m building an underwater background, then I’ll fuse fish (and possibly other ocean life forms) on it.<\/p>\n

I want to keep it somewhat abstract, so I cut 6″ square pieces from a variety of ocean-colored fabrics.\u00a0 I positioned the squares on the design wall from dark to light.\u00a0 Do you see the ‘fish’ shapes?\u00a0 I’m not sure what colors or sizes I will actually use, I was just anxious to see how they looked against the background.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I cut curves between the horizontal joins and inserted a few narrower pieces.\u00a0 I purposely offset the curves from one column to the next, to give it an abstract look.\u00a0 I’ve spent a couple of days arranging and rearranging, but now it’s time to sew the pieces into columns.\u00a0 I can always insert more fabrics if I don’t like the flow from light to dark.\u00a0 Then I’ll sew the columns together.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

By the way, all this fabric is from my stash, including some fabrics I bought to make this quilt in 2003!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Thanks for stopping by.\u00a0 Today, I\u2019m linking up with these blogs \u2013 click on the links below, where you\u2019ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.<\/p>\n

E<\/em>m\u2019s Scrap Bag Moving It Forward Monday<\/a><\/i><\/i>
\nLove Laugh Quilt Monday Making<\/a><\/i>
\n<\/i>WIP Wednesday<\/em><\/a> @ The Needle & Thread Network<\/em>
\n WIPs on Wednesday<\/a> at Esther\u2019s Quilt Blog<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve started working on a new art quilt.\u00a0 It’s for a SAQA regional exhibition – the “greater North Pacific region” (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Western Canada). The title of the exhibition is “Shifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth“.\u00a0 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5,4,3],"tags":[14,28,67],"class_list":["post-4825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-quilts","category-on-my-design-wall","category-wip-wednesday","tag-art-quilt","tag-saqa","tag-wip-wednesday"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2SZWx-1fP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5037,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2018\/11\/30\/two-finished-quilts-2018-11-30\/","url_meta":{"origin":4825,"position":0},"title":"Two finished quilts – 2018.11.30","author":"TerryAske","date":"November 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Just a quick post to say I've finished two quilts for shows with November 30 entry deadlines.\u00a0 I've been very focused on completing these two quilts, which is why I haven't been posting recently.\u00a0 And then I had to take the photos and complete the entry information, which always takes\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Art quilts"","block_context":{"text":"Art quilts","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/category\/art-quilts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TerryAske_SynchronizedSwimming_full-1024x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TerryAske_SynchronizedSwimming_full-1024x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/TerryAske_SynchronizedSwimming_full-1024x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4860,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2018\/09\/07\/on-my-design-wall-2018-09-07\/","url_meta":{"origin":4825,"position":1},"title":"On my design wall – 2018.09.07","author":"TerryAske","date":"September 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The background for my new art quilt is sewn together.\u00a0 See my blog post from earlier this week for more information about the SAQA regional exhibition \u201cShifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth\u201c. Before I sewed the columns together, I checked the values by converting the photo to black & white, to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Art quilts"","block_context":{"text":"Art quilts","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/category\/art-quilts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TerryAske_BW-Copy-1024x984.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TerryAske_BW-Copy-1024x984.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TerryAske_BW-Copy-1024x984.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5044,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2018\/12\/05\/synchronized-swimming-art-quilt-how-i-made-it-2018-12-05\/","url_meta":{"origin":4825,"position":2},"title":"‘Synchronized Swimming’ art quilt – how I made it – 2018.12.05","author":"TerryAske","date":"December 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\u2018Synchronized Swimming\u2018 was made for a SAQA regional exhibition \u201cShifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth\u201c.\u00a0 I posted the finished quilt on November 30, but didn't have time to include any details about my inspiration and construction process. I\u2019ve had an idea for a long time (since 2013 when I researched about\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Art quilts"","block_context":{"text":"Art quilts","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/category\/art-quilts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TerryAske_background-sewn-Copy-1024x1024.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TerryAske_background-sewn-Copy-1024x1024.jpeg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TerryAske_background-sewn-Copy-1024x1024.jpeg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1896,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2014\/03\/19\/on-my-design-wall-2014-03-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":4825,"position":3},"title":"On my design wall – 2014.03.19","author":"TerryAske","date":"March 19, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Another circle quilt - this one is for the SAQA 2014 Auction.\u00a0 Each SAQA member can submit one 12 x 12 inch art quilt.\u00a0 The quilts are posted on the SAQA website, and auctioned off in September.\u00a0 The funds are used to support SAQA's very active exhibition program. I started\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Art quilts"","block_context":{"text":"Art quilts","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/category\/art-quilts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"TerryAske_ModernCircles3","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/TerryAske_ModernCircles3-1005x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/TerryAske_ModernCircles3-1005x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/TerryAske_ModernCircles3-1005x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5799,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2019\/01\/12\/annual-goal-setting-2019-01-12\/","url_meta":{"origin":4825,"position":4},"title":"Annual goal setting – 2019.01.12","author":"TerryAske","date":"January 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been thinking about my goals for 2019, and have realized I don't really have any new goals this year. I'm happy with how things are going, so I'm just going to carry on in the same fashion I have been - making art, submitting art to various exhibits and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Art quilts"","block_context":{"text":"Art quilts","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/category\/art-quilts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Aske.Terry-Inside.the_.Tipi-FULL.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Aske.Terry-Inside.the_.Tipi-FULL.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Aske.Terry-Inside.the_.Tipi-FULL.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Aske.Terry-Inside.the_.Tipi-FULL.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Aske.Terry-Inside.the_.Tipi-FULL.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Aske.Terry-Inside.the_.Tipi-FULL.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1027,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2013\/05\/08\/on-my-design-wall-2013-05-08\/","url_meta":{"origin":4825,"position":5},"title":"On my design wall – 2013.05.08","author":"TerryAske","date":"May 8, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I've finished my fossil quilt for the SAQA Western Canada Burgess Shale fossil quilt project. I'm really happy with the dimensional appearance of the head and body.\u00a0 I outlined the spines and small armor plates with zigzag stitching - using slightly lighter thread colors to give it a bit of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Art quilts"","block_context":{"text":"Art quilts","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/category\/art-quilts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Terry Aske _ Burgess Shale Fossil quilt","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Terry-Aske-_-Burgess-Shale-Fossil-quilt-298x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4825"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4858,"href":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4825\/revisions\/4858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}