Quillarina

While at the AGM 2008, I met Molly Smith Christensen who wrote the book “The New Paper Quilling”.  One of my competition pieces used a pattern from that book which led her and I into a discussion.  I promised her that I would post another piece that I completed from her patterns so here it is ….

This little yellow dress is the perfect finishing touch for any little girls room - or a big girl too.  It’s simple elegance shines.  Completed with one inch paper strips curled into scrollwork.

Thanks Molly!

This card was created layering two different decorative papers and then quilling the flowers. The entire card has an antique-y type of look. The quilling was done with tight rolls.

In this quilled framed piece I tried to re-create the beauty and calmness invoked by ikebana flower arranaging.

Ikebana, one of the traditional arts of Japan, has been practiced for more than 600 years. It developed from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead. By the middle of the fifteenth century, with the emergence of the first classical styles, Ikebana achieved the status of an art form independent of its religious origins, though it continued to retain strong symbolic and philosophical overtones.
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I do not think that it would surprise anyone that I love birds. So I had to try my hand at quilling a bird. Making it a fanciful, abstract-y bird just further intrigued me.
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I have a fascination with music - all music. When you walk in my house or ride in my car there is no telling what music you will be listening to. You could be treated to the soothing strands of some classical piece, the heart breaking keening of a folk music artist, the twang of country or the flair and energy of good ole rock and roll.
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