WEST COAST MINIMAL

Our family on the West coast has a dining area with a wonderful minimal look. The Parson's design table and benches have distressed finish in driftwood, white and weathered copper green. On the wall, my Currents weather series in Ikea frames. Totally a great look!

Want to see the the art close up? Here are the blog links to the 4 pieces-left to right:

Be Strong,Down Pour!  Dry Earth  Sun Showers  Down Pour

IT'S RAINING WAY OUT THERE!

Working on the next collage in the Currents series.  The 'rain' fabric is something I painted a while back - acrylics on wet canvas.  The 'rain' in the distance reminds me of being on a Florida beach,  looking way out at the panorama across the horizon line - sun in one area, raining in another.  What a show watching the weather performance while sitting on the beach!  More to do on this one, but here's the start.

DELUGE

Does anyone know enough to...tip over the rain barrels of heaven...? 

Job 38:36

Tipping the Rain Barrels
© Marge Malwitz


Currents no. 6 
fabrics and machine stitching 


Tried different things.
Creative pull went this way.
Cut, cut, cut - cropped!
Back to the square. 
Minimal won out.

STITCHING POURING RAIN

Made 2 samples. 


Decision to move ahead with stitching. 


Photo: machine stitching around pouring down rain. 

A TIME TO STITCH - A TIME TO TEAR OUT

I made a '3 layer sandwich' - as quiltmakers like to say: top, batting & backing. 


Machine stitched around the clouds to emphasize them.  I thought the stitching gunked it up. Tore it out!  


What about the bottom fabric? Will I machine quilt around the pouring rain? I'll make some samples before I stitch the real thing. 


I do want to use the metallic effect thread though - but how will that look?  OK, another sample. 


Actually I am wondering if this should be a quilt at all!  Maybe the fabrics should just be collaged on the BFK paper!  


The process continues on this next piece in the Currents series...

ALL IN FABRIC

Worked on 2 new pieces today in the Currents series. All in fabric.  Both about rain. Inspired by word pictures from Job.  Still in flux.


May be small quilts. Looking forward to working on them tomorrow!  Check back.

SUN SHOWERS

He sends rain on the land and waters the fields. 

Job 5:10

Sun Showered Fields
© Marge Malwitz


Currents series no.5
acrylic painted paper & fabric

DRY EARTH

If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert. 

Job 12:15

Word pictures inspire simple minimal collages in the Currents Series. 


'Dry Earth'
© Marge Malwitz


designed with 2 acrylic painted papers

'BE STRONG, DOWNPOUR!'

He says...to the downpour... 

'Be Strong.' 

Job 37:6b

Downpour no.2

© Marge Malwitz

collage of 2 painted papers

from currents series

CURRENTS

Look up into the sky and see the clouds high above you. 

Job 35:5

'Sky Clouds'
© Marge Malwitz


painted papers, fabric and machine stitching

currents: series inspired by sky and weather

DOWNPOUR

For He draws up the drops of water,  they distill rain from the mist,  which clouds pour down,  they drip upon mankind abundantly.  


Job 36:27-28


'Downpour no.1'
© Marge Malwitz


from Currents series 
collaged with painted papers & fabric