tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841898097981185.post2537277753148599326..comments2023-12-10T18:30:16.701-07:00Comments on Living and Dyeing Under the Big Sky: Cairns VCynthia St Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05627612491156423102noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841898097981185.post-88925113457814892652009-12-10T17:05:01.547-07:002009-12-10T17:05:01.547-07:00If you don't want to whitewash the canvas you ...If you don't want to whitewash the canvas you could make a glaze of watered down acrylic paint in - maybe - a warm tone since the art quilt has cool tones? I'm thinking a rich burnt umber or something similiar. The wash will push back the canvas images but they will still be visible, just veiled. Am I making sense here?Denise Aumickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965875626366498278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841898097981185.post-23298065971826386352009-12-10T07:51:22.495-07:002009-12-10T07:51:22.495-07:00I sort of agree with you about the canvas. If it w...I sort of agree with you about the canvas. If it were me, I might simply give it a "whitewash" effect to change the color value (which is almost identical to the quilt itself). But of course, if you want it to read darker than the textile piece, you'd go in the other direction. <br /><br />Both pieces are truly wonderful, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208615970286164894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841898097981185.post-45880303361023206462009-12-09T16:09:36.213-07:002009-12-09T16:09:36.213-07:00What do you think would accomplish this?
I think y...What do you think would accomplish this?<br />I think you are very brave to put this out there for others to give you feedback. Kudos.<br />I do like the addition of the rock chips and the way you have attached them. Very nice. <br /><br />Some things to try might be:<br />Eliminating the pink border of the internal block. I like how you repeat the motifs from the art quilt in the center block. I am wondering secondly how you could tweak the colors or sizes of the motifs on either piece to make it "blend" more, if that is what you are looking for...<br />The third optionIi offer is to see each as separate pieces, just #1 and #2 in a series. Then ask yourself what do you need to add to each so that someone looking at them together sees the differences and similarities and recognizes the start of a series... <br />That is all i can come up with on the spur of the moment. I look forward to seeing what others say to this design challenge!Karen C Schochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640302266007439912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841898097981185.post-81856370406510420792009-12-09T12:59:10.991-07:002009-12-09T12:59:10.991-07:00Thin layer of gesso painted on and then wiped down...Thin layer of gesso painted on and then wiped down? That would tone down the background. You could add layers of glazed paint over top of the gesso so it would be less white.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00590247225202589359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841898097981185.post-32754718121859104552009-12-09T12:06:41.595-07:002009-12-09T12:06:41.595-07:00Maybe remove the quilt temporarily and put a layer...Maybe remove the quilt temporarily and put a layer of fine dark color netting over the canvas to tone it down without losing the designs?wlstarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170024789406711680noreply@blogger.com