Sketchbook 2012: Day/Night Quilt

Day/Night Quilt sketch, ink on paper, 2012 by Sarah Atlee

I had so much fun with my Millennium Quilt series that I raced right into this quilt concept for a friend's impending baby.

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I began cutting and piecing not long after finishing the sketch, though it was almost another year before I completed the quilt proper.

At one point, I was so enamored with the finished sections of the quilt that I decided to turn one of them back into 2-dimensional art. I'll post pictures of that piece next week.

Here are pictures of the near-completed quilt in my studio (I just love the morning light in here):

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Day/Night Quilt, detail view in the studio, 2013 by Sarah Atlee

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Day/Night Quilt, detail view in the studio, 2013 by Sarah Atlee

Update: See the portion of this quilt that became a painting.

Still Life Auditions

I'm starting a new still life commission for a client. (This work will be a gift for someone, so shh!)

These are the candidates; we'll see who makes the cut.

If you've never made a special trip to the produce section just for still life material, I recommend you do this. Otherwise, you might never try things like the cherimoya.

Isn't she pretty? Pretty like a pangolin!

One Stitch at a Time

 

I'm repairing a 30-year-old quilt as part of my current body of work. This process is not as spontaneous or expressive as painting, however it's a lovely, peaceful way to start my day.

View in the Studio

Three recently finished works (L-R):

Little Memorial 12: Unicorn Club

Little Memorial 19: Tomorrow's Perfect Circle

Little Memorial 6: Six Ways From Sunday

All acrylic on canvas, 6-9 inches in height.

Introducing the Untitled Girl Project

I am full steam ahead on a new body of paintings exploring the various roles, archetypes, ideals, and social experiments that teenage girls use to figure out who they are. My thoughts and ideas for this work are still coming out a mile a minute and have not yet gelled. I am making a lot of notes, doodles, sketches, and folders full of images to help me along. Mark your calendars: my new project will debut on 2014-04-04 at aka gallery in Oklahoma City.

I have started a Tumblr blog* to help organize some of the visual material informing this new work:

The Untitled Girl Project

I'll be posting images on a new theme each week. Right now, it's Teen Witch "Week" for the rest of October (archived here). Here are a few selections to whet your appetite for seances, cute occult accessories, go-away lipstick, black lace, white lace, ectoplasm, crystals, and all manner of witchy vibes.

Click on any image to view it on Tumblr. All copyrights remain with the images' respective creators.

* This Tumblr blog is potentially NSFW. Use your best judgement.