Just Keep Swimming

re: Just Keep Swimming

colorific — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:18:01 GMT

I think that another curve cutting across that lower left corner would be nice ... perhaps pinker or redder than the others and further away.

re: Just Keep Swimming

Approachable Art — Tue, 12 May 2009 03:25:30 GMT

I hope you'll post photos of your final piece, I'll be interested to see what your solution is. :D

re: Just Keep Swimming

MellyT — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:58:32 GMT

Yeah! It is that lower left corner, isn't it?! Jagged, maybe something to integrate. Bring the eye around in circles. Balance. It is much prettier in person, I must say.

Thanks to both of you for taking the time and helping to nudge me.

re: Just Keep Swimming

TerriStegmiller — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:28:44 GMT

How about adding some red elements down lower on the piece? Nothing too wild, just subtle. I feel the top area is done when looking at it, but that the bottom area is not.

re: Just Keep Swimming

Approachable Art — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:02:02 GMT

I am new to quilting, so take what I say with a grain of salt if you like hehe... the upper right corner with the heavy stitching is awesome and I agree, it helps the word become part of the background rather than standing out as the focal point. However, despite the way the pale threads begin to read as a nice, soft solid, it also lends weight to that area and pulls the focus somewhat. In order to balance it, you might try a darker shade of the blue you used down the lower left side, across the left bottom area and blending back into the paler blue as you move towards the center of the piece. I think the counterpoint of lighter and darker could draw the viewer's main focus back to the bird, balanced between them.