But this wasn't striking a chord with me. I thought perhaps rendering the image of a great musician might do the trick, something like this:
Nope this wasn't sounding the right note for me either. Okay, more research and I thought, hmmm maybe a well know album cover, something like this:
This "mouldy oldie" was not going to play nicely in fabric. Maybe I was taking this too literally, so I browsed my music collection and heard this:
This provided the harmony that I needed to get me started and on my way to completing a piece for this challenge. So my tribute to Frank Mills is my interpretation of this particular melody in fiber.
Thank you Janet for bringing MUSIC into my studio. If you step over to my blog, you will see how I put it all together.
I loved this song when it came out and your interpretation captures the feeling of lightness and dancing. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteBrigette, what a wonderful quiltie and a great tribute to the music!
ReplyDeleteBrigette, this is a lovely piece that conveys the lyricism of the music! I love the dimension contributed by the buttons and the tutu. Beautifully thought out and executed!
ReplyDeleteThank you for including the music, one of my all time favourites! Your quilt is beautiful and as Beverly said, so well executed, with the shading of the boxes, the button notes, tutu... wonderful Music!
ReplyDeletewonderful interpretation Brigitte, you've done a marvelous job of capturing the feeling of the music - wonderful tribute!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my husband's favourite pieces of music and I think you have captured the light airy feel of it perfectly
ReplyDeleteI am struck by the graceful, ethereal atmosphere of the quilt which so wonderfully captures the essence of the song you selected.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful and graceful Brigitte!
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