I’ve returned to simple pencil drawings to capture the beauty of dying plant material. The pictures below are of some very dried up roses, and yesterday while tidying the garden I managed to prevent DH from throwing away a handful of decaying seed heads and hosta leaves which I plan to draw from later.
I’m working on a patchwork block that abstracts the first sketch, what I’m hoping for is something that has some of the qualities of the petals without it appearing to be a flower. What I’ve drawn so far isn’t quite there yet, but it’s a good start. The flower shape is still obvious, so my next step will be to eliminate some of the lines.
The rose drawings are so very beautiful.
The design for the block is fabulous – looking forward to seeing what comes next.
Oh I do love your drawings. Roses are one of my favourite flowers.
Looking forward to seeing the quilt come alive.
The drawings are wonderful Claire – what colours are you planning for the quilt blocks. Look forward to seeing the next bit! Val
Thanks for the encouragement, I’m planing to cut the first block tonight.
Val, I’m going to work in dark murky pinks. The dyed fabrics can be seen on my spirited soul blog if you look at July 2007!