Progress is being made on big Fear Quilt, despite interruptions mentioned previously. Anyone who has tried to keep a blog going consistently runs into the…
How about diving into a little bit about thread? Do I have loyalty to any brand of thread? No, but I do have favorites. My…
You’ve seen many posts with unconnected sections, so thought you might enjoy seeing what I’ve got so far for the amusement style “dark ride” in…
Bet you’ve been curious as to how the separate elements of my amusement park scene will look together. Pinning the pieces to my design wall,…
My imagery of a funhouse with a rolling barrel entrance perfectly represents the inviting rabbit hole of the internet, but this amusement park attraction needs…
Does the house top seem familiar? I modeled it after “American Gothic,” an iconic painting by Grant Wood that has often been parodied. I stumbled…
My color memory is such that I can go to a fabric store and quite accurately remember the colors and patterns that are in my…
Now I put my collection of reference images to work. Using the magic of Photoshop Elements, I make a quick photo collage using just the…
Reference images are crucial for translating a line drawing into a realistic art quilt. With my intended plan for a 3’ high x 11’ length…
I have three remaining feet of drawing to trace onto muslin. I taped foam core board to the wall as a temporary extension, using bits…
A little struggle ensued between me and the 11’ long drawing, but we finally came to an agreement. The horizon line needed to be positioned…
This design wall is made of two 4’ x 8’ Styrofoam panels covered with flannel. I won’t be able to work on the whole quilt…
My thoughtful husband put an overhead camera set-up on my studio ceiling. My work takes a long time to go together, so it’s really fun…
Intimidation by size of project and social media hesitation will not stop the forward progress of Susan Polansky’s art quilt.
You’ve seen a lot of drawing, but have I mentioned that I intend to make the final piece of this project out of FABRIC and…
What do you do when you come up to a barrier? Do you shirk away from things that scare you, or do you meet them…
For my next quilt: Topic: fearSetting: amusement parkStyle: believable reality Have you ever thought about different kinds of artistic reality? Photorealism strives to present the…
“Adrift’ was my last quilt. It was unplanned. I missed being absorbed by an all consuming project, but nothing was grabbing my attention. That next…
Art Work … there’s a lot of that required to make an artwork. Follow my latest project as I bring it from initial flash of…
We’ve all had times when the original plan didn’t work. How did you proceed after facing the unexpected? Many artists happily embrace those moments, looking…