Reflections

Inspiration Abstract flower design, Digital Photograph © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

Inspiration Abstract flower design, Digital Photograph © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

 

 

Creating Reflections XIII top Detail © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

Creating Reflections XIII top Detail © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

Completed Reflections XII, Thread Painting ©  2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

Completed Reflections XIII, Thread Painting © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

These abstract textile thread paintings were designed from manipulated digital images of flowers. These digital images serve as the artist’s line drawing.  Each section of the drawing are copied and used as patterns for the various fused Batik; Asian and hand dyed fabrics. It is similar to putting together a jigsaw puzzle through the use of fusing fabric shapes to canvas. This colorful surface is machine quilted with many layers of free motion thread scribbles and decorative stitches that dance rhythmically across the surface.  Their odd shape represents a pond of water that has ripples from a pebble being thrown across its surface. Rich colorful fabric shapes and layers of thread scribbles symbolize the reflections of the land in the ripples of water. 
Reflections I, Thread Painting ,18" x 24" © 2011 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections I, Thread Painting, 18″ x 24″ © 2011 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections II, Thread Painting with Buttons, 21" x 38" © 2011 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections II, Thread Painting with Buttons, 21″ x 38″ © 2011 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections III: Moody Blues, Thread Painting with Buttons, 26" x 42"  © 2011 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflection III: Moody Blues, Thread Painting with Buttons, 26″ x 42″ © 2011 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections IV, Thread Painting, 47" x 35"  © 2011 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections IV, Thread Painting, 47″ x 35″ © 2011 Patricia A. Montgomery

 

Reflections V, Thread Painting, 53" x 33" © 2011 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections V, Thread Painting, 53″ x 33″ © 2011 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections VI: Find the Geish, Thread Painting, 32" x 63" © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections VI: Find the Geisha, Thread Painting, 32″ x 63″ © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections VII, Thread Painting, 37" x 24" © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections VII, Thread Painting, 37″ x 24″ © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

ReflectionsVIII, Thread Painting, 44" x 57" © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections VIII, Thread Painting, 44″ x 57″ © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections XI: Mythical Entrance II, Thread Painting, 27" x 62" © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections XI: Mythical Entrance II, Thread Painting, 27″ x 62″ © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections XIII: Mythical Entrance I, Thread Painting, 30" x 62" © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery

Reflections XIII: Mythical Entrance I, Thread Painting, 30″ x 62″ © 2012 Patricia A. Montgomery