Courage

Denise Schmidt

45 x 15 inches

ARTIST STATEMENT

The Prism Play exhibit celebrates color, and my assigned color is golden yellow.  When black is added to golden yellow, the result is a spectrum of golden-brown tones, sometimes looking slightly green in some lights.  I employed the golden yellow pure color on the plaster wall, using hand-dyed osnaburg to give a rough texture, contrasted against the brown tones of the smooth stones on the staircase.  The golden light spilling down the stairs and the old man with a cane who has just climbed all those stairs gives the piece its name – Courage. 

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES

Materials: Osnaburg fabric hand-dyed golden yellow, commercial fabrics, cotton fabric hand-dyed with golden yellow and black, Ultrasuede. 

Techniques: Matchstick quilted, fused and outline quilted, faced binding technique

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