Bradley Pond
Juried into AQS Grand Rapids 2017 – Fall Paducah 2017 – Des Moines 2017
This quilt is the best example so far of my discharge and ink painting technique. The background is a hand dyed fabric on which all stems and buds under the water, the back lily pads and the back petals of the flowers are discharged and painted with thickened ink. Front five lily pads and front flower petals are Mylar turned hand applique. Center of the flower is digitized from my drawings and appliqued with matching thread by hand. Details on leaves and flowers are machine stitched with silk 100 thread. Background is stitched with embroidery thread in irregular curved lines to replicate the water on my stationary machine.