tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post1976889277328646098..comments2022-03-01T21:14:15.708-05:00Comments on Nancy G Cook: Why I QuiltNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05025141996936933302noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-30255299454657344612010-05-05T16:14:52.349-04:002010-05-05T16:14:52.349-04:00Ah, yes, those hidden layers!!
This discussion has...Ah, yes, those hidden layers!!<br />This discussion has been great. Love to hear why others quilt. We share a great art form. NancyNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025141996936933302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-77431024537896738842010-05-05T09:09:27.637-04:002010-05-05T09:09:27.637-04:00What a transformation. And some quilting changes ...What a transformation. And some quilting changes the shape completely eg log cabin quilted with curves. Its those hidden layers - just like us! MarionMarion McCrindlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-69425772297723737272010-05-03T21:09:10.372-04:002010-05-03T21:09:10.372-04:00I really like your work. I recently made a garden ...I really like your work. I recently made a garden scene. My original thought was to quilt the piece using thread as the color source. As I progressed, I could tell it needed more. I ended up painting my piece with colored pencils and neocolor crayons. Neither method stood on its own. The painting part needed the quilting, and the quilting alone needed the paint.Stephaniehttp://blacktaildesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-8016082619485160042010-04-27T20:22:49.445-04:002010-04-27T20:22:49.445-04:00Great discussion you started Nancy. It's inter...Great discussion you started Nancy. It's interesting to read all the various reasons why fabric and thread are our medium of choice. Your pieces are, as always, beautiful!Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06096246273453353140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-79138512785328114632010-04-27T16:57:01.504-04:002010-04-27T16:57:01.504-04:00Thanks for explaining why we quilt!! Just love yo...Thanks for explaining why we quilt!! Just love your work. And we just learned our new favorite word: "haptic."kris_of_pixeladieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663335859373895766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-50297401485449156062010-04-27T15:01:25.244-04:002010-04-27T15:01:25.244-04:00Oh, yes, the tactical qualities are irresistible t...Oh, yes, the tactical qualities are irresistible to many. What other art form requires white gloves available to help keep fingers from the work? <br /><br />And Loreen, I think you are right about the change in the medium helping people to stop and look anew. Good observation. <br /><br />Thanks for all the comments, really taking the conversation deeper. <br />NancyNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025141996936933302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-14477201604228809772010-04-27T14:30:06.844-04:002010-04-27T14:30:06.844-04:00Quilted art looks different than any other medium,...Quilted art looks different than any other medium, which is part of its appeal for me. When a subject (including an abstract or non-objective one) is interpreted in a different medium, it can inspire the viewer to really look at it anew.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783236322334230920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-1508882496334834562010-04-27T13:36:52.102-04:002010-04-27T13:36:52.102-04:00A wonderful piece, Nancy. All of the reasons liste...A wonderful piece, Nancy. All of the reasons listed cover why I quilt. On top of the ones listed, for me it is "because I have to".<br /><br />It is one of the only mediums outside of wood carving that automatically makes me want to reach out and touch the artwork. I've been awed by many paintings, but never felt the urge to reach out and feel its texture.<br /><br />Continued Success!Jean M. Juddhttp://www.jeanjudd.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-57332256182108341802010-04-27T11:05:56.473-04:002010-04-27T11:05:56.473-04:00Beautiful work and interesting question. I can sig...Beautiful work and interesting question. I can sign under all the above comments and add that, for me, fabrics are much better for transferring emotions. And I like how they are getting older. I wash my works and allow them to live with their own life. Yes, fiber art is about live "organisms" - they breathe and change in time with us.<br />Greetings!Bozena Wojtaszekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013779852089434114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-42860532143122829372010-04-27T10:22:49.544-04:002010-04-27T10:22:49.544-04:00Nancy - the berries are lovely and I agree the qui...Nancy - the berries are lovely and I agree the quilting makes all the difference. I take watercolor classes and then use those paintings to interpret a fabric piece. The fabric piece after it's quilted, always has more life and texture than the painted piece. My classmates are truly amazed at the difference.Kathy Angel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770303764739274974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-83772384451706696322010-04-27T08:05:25.967-04:002010-04-27T08:05:25.967-04:00Thank you all for your comments and adding more de...Thank you all for your comments and adding more depth to the thinking about why fabric and stitch. <br />One of my teachers stated that we needed to be able to state why we work in the quilting medium and it needed to be deeper self analysis than that we "loved fabric". This discussion helps me with the thinking required on the subject. Thank you all. NancyNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025141996936933302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-71104138966335342762010-04-26T20:25:48.858-04:002010-04-26T20:25:48.858-04:00Fabulous, Nancy, as is ALL your work. It positive...Fabulous, Nancy, as is ALL your work. It positively vibrates with life!Cate Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079028386218370915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-54293851174231583782010-04-26T20:22:26.621-04:002010-04-26T20:22:26.621-04:00Nancy, I love your work and I agree that the art ...Nancy, I love your work and I agree that the art is better quilted. I think part of it is that we are drawn to touch things we love, and fiberart gives us the tactile satisfaction that paintings do not. There is comfort in our art. I love to add trapunto to enhance the surface. Fiberart speaks to our vision and our touch.JYA Fiberartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07573692924116259569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-63442663394499076592010-04-26T19:56:20.675-04:002010-04-26T19:56:20.675-04:00Wonderful and lovely blog post. I use a different ...Wonderful and lovely blog post. I use a different method of quilt--quilt as you go. Part of the reason I do it is to carry with the piece the memories of traditional quilts.Ann Brauerhttp://annbrauer.blospot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-18234422074343770782010-04-26T18:57:49.926-04:002010-04-26T18:57:49.926-04:00I LOVE your blog and the work on it. I agree with...I LOVE your blog and the work on it. I agree with you. I love the texture and art quilts combine art and sewing. Of course, love of fabrics is a good reason too.Lynda Thompson - Art Quiltisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09943806416292500846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-32916935867476703912010-04-26T17:26:34.880-04:002010-04-26T17:26:34.880-04:00Yes, Nancy, for many of the same reasons as you......Yes, Nancy, for many of the same reasons as you... I think the texture that an artists creates with needle and thread adds so much interest to a piece, it is more beautiful and more meaningful to me than many of the other arts. I also quilt because I love the medium of fiber and fabric. I love the challenge of doing something extraordinary with ordinary and every day bits of cloth...Vivikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605674432255109484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575160302983217980.post-18010672413086470052010-04-26T17:07:26.061-04:002010-04-26T17:07:26.061-04:00Absolutely beautiful piece of artwork! I really l...Absolutely beautiful piece of artwork! I really like that you show us the progress (or before and after) as it gives us a better perspective on how the quilting added so much to the finished piece! Wonderful!!!Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506964994589004458noreply@blogger.com