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HIDDEN FOREST
Quilt Details:
Year: 2002
Collection: Collection of Artist
Dimensions: 38″ H x 34 1/2″ W
Technique: Machine raw edge appliqué, Machine quilted
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Story:
Inspired by a photograph from Emily Shevell.
Hidden Forest was started in a class with Joan Colvin, The Nature of Design, July 2002. Quilting by the Lake, Morrisville, NY.
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Hidden tree fairy
While working on the quilting for Hidden Forest, I thought that one of the trees looked like it was home to a tree fairy. A fan of fairy tales, I decided that the tree fairy needed to have more presence, so I added hair and features with thread painting.