Emoting on Motion - Off the Wall Friday

"Tessa" taken by me this week in my studio

Okay, I admit it.  I'm a bit of a drama queen.  Not a huge drag out  - throw things kind of drama queen but I can nail bite - debate every little decision in the design process.  And that's what my problem has been this week.

You see this month, Elizabeth has us studying Motion and Movement.  At first I was excited - this is not a new topic to me.  I mean I do have a praise ladies series going which at least implies motion.  But that's really what's wrong with the pieces - they only imply it.  Not to mention once I started studying how to convey motion  - it dawn on me that I would actually have to make a piece that did just that.  Sighhhh - why did I sign up for a Master Quilt Class? (read Drama Queen)



After much swearing nail biting, I do have two good ideas in the works. (How did the wastepaper basket get so full??)  Not quite  done (need a bit refining and value studies!)but I can show you what I learned in the study.  There are some very good ways to convey motion:

Repetition:

Antoine Stevens

Action Marks:

Equillion

Freeze Motion:

Swingin' High - Nat Stuart Perks

Diagonals

Georgia O'Keeffe. Red & Orange , 1919

Streak

All use rhythm, value and pattern strongly to help convey the movement in the piece.  Now I just have to apply what I learned.

So what have you been up to creatively?