17 April 2009

Blogger Quilt Festival - My Favourite Quilt

Just came cross The Blogger Quilt Festival. I think this is a nice idea, read more about it by clicking on the icon below.



So here is my entry for The Blogger Quilt Festival:



nimmermehr quilt "palimpsest"

200 mm x 260 mm
silk, yarn, wadding, ink

I made this quilt in 2008 and there were many things going on at once. It was an experimental piece, I used different techniques and was very pleased with the way it finally came all together. The quilt was part of my Diploma work and it is in fact part of a series.


detail

The main theme was vulnerability. The poem on the right is taken from Goethe's Faust - it is one of the most beautiful poems I know. Gretchen, a young girl, is describing how she feels, when she realizes that she has fallen in love and given her heart away.
I did digital printing on silk, by using my ink jet printer. The poem was actually a scan of a old book page and this is the reason for calling it palimpsest as other words shine through. The image on the left is a scan of an old medical book that used to belong to my great grandmother, who was a midwife.



I used to do life drawing and transfered one of my drawings onto the fabric by using an ordinary sewing machine to embroider the figure.

While I stiched pieces of fabric together things started to make sense, and I can still see all the thoughts and work that went into it.

Thanks for reading - feel free to leave a comment.

You can see more of my work on my website.

Blog entry about the Quilting workshop in Kosovo here.

11 comments:

  1. This piece is so interesting. It really makes me feel something...nice work!

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  2. I love this piece. Very emotive! and highly original.

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  3. Your work is amazing! There are so many textures, though you used only a few materials. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  4. Love this piece -- the long thread tails feel like surgery stitches to me :-)

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  5. Wow! It's really amazing, it draws me in. Thank you for sharing :)

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  6. So interesting....wonderful piece
    I love to experiment as well you just never know where it will lead.
    Enjoy the festival

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  7. Your quilt is wonderful. I love all of the thought that went into each piece of the image. The sketching with thread adds so much. I look forward to seeing your website!

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  8. Such an interesting piece - especially when you explain the different components. Thanks for sharing!

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  9. glad you included the close up photos. very interesting details.

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  10. Your Work is amazing. I love your work on your web site also. Very inspirational. Thank you for sharing

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