Follow Your heART

Mel Beach

45 x 15 inches

2022

ARTIST STATEMENT

This piece began with a studio session where I resolved to simply “play with pink”. At first it began with pulling out some of my favorite pink fabrics: solids, stripes, polka dots, and sun prints. Then I began to add a bit of mark-making magic using some of my favorite techniques and supplies. Messages of love were free-motion stitched throughout the hearts. By focusing on the element of play, I experienced joy at every step of the design process and ultimately learned to follow my heART!

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES

Commercial fabrics, Evolon®, prepared for dye fabric, sheer fabric, acrylic paints, stamps, fusible web, gel pen, thread

Raw-edge fusible applique, free-motion quilting, mark-making techniques