River Fish - fractal art quilt

$Sheep's Eyes - fractal art quilt$
© Rose Rushbrooke 2001
13" square

Pattern: Original design using fractal and graphic computer software.
Materials: Hand dyed and printed cotton fabric.
Technique: Hand pieced, appliquéd, embroidered, beaded, embellished and quilted.
Price: $600.00

The river runs through the dunes and the fish goes with it.

Several techniques are used in this piece.

Stuffed trapunto for the dunes.
Novelty threads are couched onto the dunes.
The river is outlined with glass beads.
The dunes are hand pieced.
The river is hand appliquéd.

More information on technique is included in the close-ups:

$Detail 1 of River Fish - fractal art quilt$
Detail 1

$Detail 2 of River Fish - fractal art quilt$
Detail 2

$Detail 3 of River Fish - fractal art quilt$
Detail 3

Exhibited at:

American Visionary Art Museum - Marriage of Art, Science and Philosophy. October 3, 2008 to September 6, 2009.
Sage Moon Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia - October 2005
Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia - June 2nd - October 28th, 2005
Glenview Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville, Maryland - August, 2004
Black Rock Center for the Arts, Germantown, Maryland - June 16th to July 9th 2004
Loudoun County Government Centre, Leesburg, Virginia - December 1st 2003 to February 25th 2004
The Eugene Field House and St Louis Toy Museum, St Louis, Missouri - June 19th to October 6th, 2002 (won third prize in juried competition)
Middleburg Library, Middleburg, Virginia - December 1st 2001 to January 31st 2002

Rose Rushbrooke
Artist