Self portrait Mug Rug Swap #1 completed
05-31-2011, 02:50 PM
#181
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Thanks!! :lol: :lol:
vey nice. Love your bio and mix of colors and patterns.
Originally Posted by abdconsultant
Originally Posted by zjsquiltymomma
Here is my self-portrait...I love hearts and the color brown, buttons, parties and birthdays, roses, NYC, kaleidoscopes(the center fabric), gardening and flowers..the cow print represents where I live in Chino, CA. I love owls and polka dots. My favorite color is purple/lavender which is on the back. This has been so much fun! Very challenging for me. Thank you for letting me be a part of this swap!
05-31-2011, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by zjsquiltymomma
Here is my self-portrait...I love hearts and the color brown, buttons, parties and birthdays, roses, NYC, kaleidoscopes(the center fabric), gardening and flowers..the cow print represents where I live in Chino, CA. I love owls and polka dots. My favorite color is purple/lavender which is on the back. This has been so much fun! Very challenging for me. Thank you for letting me be a part of this swap!
I grew up in Southern CA- I remember driving through Chino one time. All I remember is grass and trees. I think it was hot, too... I love purple, flowers, roses, and birthdays, too. I told my family that I was going to drag my birthday out all last month and I succeeded!
05-31-2011, 08:43 PM
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Jillaine,
Wow! Wonderful work of art!
Wow! Wonderful work of art!
Originally Posted by jillaine
Here it is. There's always more to do, but this is as far as it's going.
Will put in the mail in the morning.
Sorry for being late.
-- Jillaine
Will put in the mail in the morning.
Sorry for being late.
-- Jillaine
05-31-2011, 08:49 PM
#186
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I'm glad you like it! I love to drag my birthday out too :lol: :lol:
I love it- guess what is coming to me?
I grew up in Southern CA- I remember driving through Chino one time. All I remember is grass and trees. I think it was hot, too... I love purple, flowers, roses, and birthdays, too. I told my family that I was going to drag my birthday out all last month and I succeeded!
Originally Posted by luckylindy333
Originally Posted by zjsquiltymomma
Here is my self-portrait...I love hearts and the color brown, buttons, parties and birthdays, roses, NYC, kaleidoscopes(the center fabric), gardening and flowers..the cow print represents where I live in Chino, CA. I love owls and polka dots. My favorite color is purple/lavender which is on the back. This has been so much fun! Very challenging for me. Thank you for letting me be a part of this swap!
I grew up in Southern CA- I remember driving through Chino one time. All I remember is grass and trees. I think it was hot, too... I love purple, flowers, roses, and birthdays, too. I told my family that I was going to drag my birthday out all last month and I succeeded!
06-01-2011, 03:32 AM
#188
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Originally Posted by jillaine
Here it is. There's always more to do, but this is as far as it's going.
Will put in the mail in the morning.
Sorry for being late.
-- Jillaine
Will put in the mail in the morning.
Sorry for being late.
-- Jillaine
How about a little bio please.
06-01-2011, 03:53 AM
#189
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Originally Posted by abdconsultant
How about a little bio please.
Beyond that, I did not represent Italy in the rest of the self-portrait.
As I've written elsewhere, I chose to do a realistic self-portrait because I also draw and paint figures and portraits, and the concept of "painting" with fabric appealed to me. That said, for this swap, I think I would have done something different, more along the lines of what others have done to represent who they are while at the same time making something others could enjoy. I'm not sure how much my swap partner will enjoy having a portrait of an unknown woman.
I included the "ocean" in my self portrait because I was raised along the Pacific Ocean in California, and I miss it very much. Not sure if you can tell, but I tacked on a small clay bird just above my shoulder. In my earliest dreams as a young child, I was a bird flying over my family's home, which always made me think I was a bird in a former life.
If I'd made more time for this, I would have added an outline of Mt. Tamalpais and/or a representation of the Golden Gate bridge in the upper backgrounds. The bay area still calls to me each time I return to it.
Also missing is some sort of representation of my family history research. But hey, how much can you cram into one 8.5x11" quilt? :-)
It was a good exercise, my first ever swap, and I learned a lot.
-- Jillaine
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