Cast of characters:
Me = P
Schnap = S
P: I’m going to lay this quilt top out now on the lawn so I can take a picture. Stay off of it, okay?
S: Why? I just want to be helpful. See? I’ll just hold this little bit down for you.
P: Stay off the quilt for just a minute.
S: I can’t hear you.
P: Get off the quilt!
S: See? I’m holding this end down. See what happened to the other side? Told you!
We have decided to postpone the conversation about borders for another time.
The raised bed kitchen garden has been producing peas, beans, berries, herbs and other goodies in bountiful quantities. The tomatoes and squash though…not so much. The weather here in Northern California has been strange for summer even despite Mark Twain’s claim that “The coolest winter I’ve ever spent was a summer in San Francisco”.
Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals
Maybe you’ve heard of them….Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book of Animals is one of my favorite drawing books. There are myriad of other books as well, just as amusing.
This isn’t ‘Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain‘ kind of drawing we’re talking about here. Ed Emberley’s drawings consist of basic shapes connected together in ways that create animals, robots, vehicles, bug and monsters to name a few. Shapes like triangles, rectangles, squares and squigglies are all he uses.
Matisse’s Blue Lady was pieced improvisationally yesterday and playing with that piecing technique had me thinking…. Ed Emberley’s drawing instructions are perfect for improvisational playing around with approachable quilt shapes. (Going from a master’s work that influenced much modern art to come… to an alligator is kind of a leap, but that’s the way it goes in my brain)
Here’s Ed Emberley’s instructions from Make a World for an alligator:
And here’s my try at piecing him:
I think maybe he’ll need a friend.
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