This one is pretty simple. I just wanted to make a slightly bigger grid of these colors, and keep the colors and values more horizontal in composition. It is still a lovely abstraction of the beach and the ocean and the sky. Then I kept seeing in my head, a brilliant contrast of orange between the top two lines of blocks, so I auditioned the fabric. I loved it! I have always been a fan of orange and blue! Meanwhile, there is some irony here. I grew up on an east facing beach. We see sunrises over the water, the sunsets are over the dunes. My memories of sunrises don't look like this at all, this one reminds me of sunsets. And, if that is so, it cannot be an abstraction of my home beach. However, and regardless of all the thinking about this piece, it is ultimately about the 'feels' that come with it. And, I really like the feels. It is even softer and more wonderful in real life because you can see all the thread colors in the different stripes, and it's fun to throw in some unexpected colors! It adds interest and movement and texture, all wonderful!
Since this little quilt has more contrast than the previous two, I call it the high drama one! Ha! What appears to be a calm sunset hides the dangers lurking beneath (sunset is when the sharks come out!).
This next photo, I was playing around with adding some shark fins. I did not ultimately decide to put them on, but decided to share it with you because I find it amusing and laughing is good!
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