"New Moon Dance " ©2003
Art Quilt by Studio Artist Dottie Gantt

"New Moon Dance" copyright 2003 - Art Quilt by Dottie Gantt
Size 14" w X 23" h



Artist Comment/Statement:


"She started at sunset and danced under the dark of the New Moon because he played music that made her happy."

 

 



Detail view of the initial design of "New Moon Dance" copyright 2003 - Art Quilt by Dottie Gantt
Detail view of the initial design


Techniques: 
The background of the top is hand dyed cotton batting.  All of the fabrics in this piece were fused to the batting and then quilted with free-motion quilting.   The sun and new moon were made by crocheting with blended cotton and metallic threads.  The people were rubber-stamped and painted-by-hand using fabric paint.  Fabric paint was also used around the sun.  Glass beads were hand stitched for their hair.  The binding edge was rolled and stitched with an overcast stitch.

Materials:  Fabrics used were cotton batting, commercial cotton fabrics, silver lame, and raw silk fabrics.   Threads used were rayon, cotton, metallic, and mono filament,  nylon threads.  Glass beads and fabric paint were used for embellishments.  Polyester batting was used between the top and the backing.


Detail View of "New Moon Dance" copyright 2003 - Art Quilt by Dottie Gantt
Detail View


Detail View of "New Moon Dance" copyright 2003 - Art Quilt by Dottie Gantt
Detail View


To see a companion piece in
the  "Dance Series"
click on the picture or link below


"Dancing At Noon" copyright 2001 - Art Quilt by Dottie Gantt
Dancing At Noon ©2001


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