Skating on Thin Ice - fractal art quilt

$Skating on Thin Ice - fractal art quilt$ © Rose Rushbrooke 2001
23" square

Pattern : Original design using fractal and graphic computer software.
Materials : Hand dyed and printed cotton and velvet.
Technique : Hand stitched.
SOLD

A meteorite has broken through the earth's atmosphere and landed on a lake of ice. The heat of the molten rock melts the ice causing ripples of water to spread out around the glowing center.

Techniques used in this piece:

curved pieces are seamed together by hand;
the dark blue fabric and the meteorite are appliquéd onto the background;
the dark red fabric has been outlined with variegated embroidery floss;
the centrepiece is created with gathered, printed velvet;
the piece is quilted entirely by hand.

$Detail 1 of Skating on Thin Ice - fractal art quilt$

Detail 1

$Detail 2 of Skating on Thin Ice - fractal art quilt$

Detail 2

Exhibited at:

Center for the Arts, 9419 Battle Street, Manassas, VA. September 18th to October 30th, 2009
Blue Ridge Windows, The art space at Imaging Acceptance Corporation, 100 Main Street, Warrenton, Virginia. Q&A group exhibition. December 5th, 2003 - January 30th, 2004.
American Craft Council Southeast Region, Annual Juried Exhibition - Spotlight 2002, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, Virginia. May 24th - 2 August 2002.
The Middleburg Library, Middleburg, Virginia 20118. Solo exhibition of recent small works. December 2001/January 2002.
NYQuilts!, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY. May 19th - 20th, 2001.
National Quilting Association, 31st Annual Quilt Show, Reno, Nevada. June 22nd - 25th, 2000.

A throw pillow with this fractal art quilt printed on white cotton canvas is available for purchase. It is 18" square on a zippered, black machine washable cotton twill. The cushion infill is included.

Throw pillow printed with Skating on Thin Ice

Rose Rushbrooke
Artist