Upon hearing the choice of theme for this challenge, I was excited about all the possibilities and decided I would base my inspiration on computer architecture. After looking at images of motherboards I was less than thrilled with this decision and decided to focus on "De Bijenkorf", the Beehive department store in the Hague, Netherlands. I was enthralled by the unusual stained glass windows and was going to use the mosaic technique to approximate one of the window designs. However, after contemplating how much work that would be, I gave up on that idea. I next considered using the floor plan of our home, which is a rather unique design but also abandoned that inclination.
A family member suggested the Walt Disney Performance Hall in Los Angeles. This would have been a most interesting challenge and lead me to look for various views of the hall, which lead me to an aerial view of the city which resulted in the solution to the challenge.
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| Bird's Eye View |
My aerial view is in no way an accurate depiction of downtown Los Angeles, but hopefully it gives the feeling of a bird's eye view of the city. Construction details can be view here.
sounds like you had a bit of a challenge with this challenge, but you pulled it off in the end. I like your Bird's Eye view - it does feel like you are looking down on the city scene. Great choice in fabric used
ReplyDeleteI can see your "voice" in this piece Judy. It does give me the feeling of an aerial view of LA. You have quite a selection of batiks, which you used deftly to depict the city's plan. I had to go in for a closer look of the ones with the distinct black lines, and then realized that you had cut such teeny tiny pieces of black batiks. Oh My!!
ReplyDeleteI love all the little houses and yards and how you have given them all their own character. I love the idea, but I would never have thought it up. Winderful
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, did you really think of De Bijenkorf in my hometown? Amazing! You have to tell me more about that!
ReplyDeleteI love your Bird Eye’s View quilt, it’s so colourful and happy and your choise in fabrics is lovely!
(Your journey with this challenge sounds a lot like mine...!
I love to hear your journey of how you got to your final destination!!! Love the color in this piece!!! So many interpretations on the theme!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great trip you had in getting to this floor plan. This turned out wonderful and I'd love to see a series of plans with some of the other options you had considered!
ReplyDeleteJudy, as a native of SoCal, can I just say I LOVE your interpretation! It really resonated with me- the fabrics are perfect, they just scream SoCal to me! I've toyed with the idea of doing an aerial perspective quilt, and i think you pulled this one off beautfully!
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