Peace Prize (Prayer Flag)
2005
20″ x 16″
Materials:
Cotton fabric, fusible web, batting
Techniques:
Fused raw edge applique, photo transfer, machine and hand stitched
My critique group created a string of prayer flags for a group exhibit. I made this one and also one about my hip replacement.
I was taken with the idea of lottery tickets offering valuable yet abstract prizes, and wondered if they would be played as obsessively as those with potential immediate gratification.
Play for World Peace!
Knots & Tangles
Creating the hard edges of letters to convey the sense of a printed ticket was a new trick for me to learn. Some of them were done by photo transfer and others by accurately cut and fused fabric.
Work Contents
Paint Usage?
none
Computer Usage?
photo transfers made of the world globes, lettering (except for Peace Prize) and dollar signs
Reliance on Reference Photos?
Does buying some lottery tickets count?
local library exhibits