Kelp Forest did not make the cover of Quilting Arts magazine but it did have a feature inside. It went on to the International Quilt and Fiber Festival in Everett, Washington where it sold. I will miss having it to enjoy once in a while but the reality is we can't keep everything we make. I have too many old pieces rolled up in plastic and under the bed.
One way I have found to repurpose some of them is to cut them up. SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) has a couple of online fund-raising auctions every year. I make a window frame to the requested size and move it around the quilt until I find a spot that looks good. It needs to have some composition and balance and look like it was always intended to be smaller. Since, like many artists, my style has changed over time, I wouldn't probably ever hang these pieces in a show. (I hope no one ever asks for a retrospective show, though) Here's an example of one I cut up this year. It has many more potential spots for cutting. The original was called Paint the Town, done for a red-themed show.. The cut out
I titled Stalctite. I added some beads and stitching.
I have been busy in the studio lately, but not creating. We put new carpet and composite flooring in the room. It is a wool carpet with a lovely pad so my feet will be happy when I stand at my cutting table designing new work. Now to put only the valuable stuff back in and not the junk!
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