I went to the Punta Gorda Quilt Show last weekend and was astounded by a type of painting I've never seen before. Watercolor painting on fabric using soy milk. Not just any soy milk but one you make yourself from soy beans. Somehow the chemical combination after curing keeps the paints permament and the vibrant colors are outstanding. This is made from a kit from Jaunita Yeagers booth.
Check out more amazing flower watercolors on Juanita's website.
Back in November of last year I was able to take a class from David Taylor, quilter extraordinaire, winner of several "Best of Show's." His quilts are, IMHO are the fine art in the quilt world. I finally finished the Columbine flower all appliqued by hand. Talk about patience! I even switched several fabrics out to get correct shading. It's not perfect by far but it was a wonderful to see how he makes the museum quality quilts. The background quilting is more reminiscent of Leah Day from her Free Motion Quilting series. (David has endless patience for his style of quilting, making only one or two quilts per year. My patience quota is weeks!)
And lastly I finished Bird of Paradise that I worked on while J1 and J2 here enjoying the sunshine. This is a sample for a larger piece I want to make eventually. I may switch from the textile paints to the watercolor soy milk method used above.
