Perhaps Moses…Finished

What began as a class lesson on perspective has finished as Moses and Pharaoh’s Daughter.  Most of us are familiar with the biblical story of Moses’ birth from Exodus Chapter 2: 1-10.

Had I known that the background was to become the setting for Moses, I would’ve chosen shades and tints of alabaster to create it (seems more Egyptian to me).  But I had no end result in mind, and the background sat around for longer than I care to admit.

No matter that the details are not accurate.  I’m an artist, right?  I can take certain liberties.  What’s important is that when one looks at this quilt, one can see the story.

So here it is:

A few close-ups:

Before and after:

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For Part 2, click here.

For Part 3, click here.

For Part 4, click here.

For Part 5, click here.

Perhaps Moses – Part 5

It has been a long time since I worked on this wall hanging.   Some of you will recognize this.  Some of you probably thought that I ditched the thing!

It depicts Pharoah’s daughter and baby Moses, inspired by the Biblical account in Exodus Chapter 2.

I am thread painting the applique.  In other words, I’ve lowered the feed dogs on my sewing machine and I am adding detail with thread.

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Perhaps Moses – Part 4

More applique added to the scene:

Nothing is fused or sewn down yet, but the figures are basically where I want them to be.  I’m not sure if I’m going to stop adding applique or not.  I’d like to keep the focus on Pharaoh’s daughter and not distract from her.

I decided to try a little painting with Shiva paintstiks.  I need a lot of practice, but these are fun to play with!

There will be thread painting, but I need to do some shopping first.  I’ll have to go to the big city, a two hour drive away, to find what I’m looking for.  That’s going to be a couple of weeks…snowstorms and jobs trump studio time.

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For Part 3, click here.

Perhaps Moses – Part 3

Remember this?

A new job, the holidays, and other of life’s little interruptions and distractions kept me from working on this project.

But I’m making progress again.

And I’ve decided that I will depict Moses after all.  Baby Moses and his adopted Mom, the Pharaoh’s daughter.  You can find this story in the Bible, in Exodus Chapter 2.

Pharaoh’s daughter and Moses are not sewn to the background yet.  They are inspired by a child’s coloring page.

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For Part 2, click here.

Perhaps Moses – Part 2

As you can see, I’ve gone with an Egyptian theme.

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