Farrell - Final

My final project is made of a variety of cotton fabrics, wood, masonite and oil paint.

This project started purely as an experiment. Originally I was going to make a quilt, but I got worried about how I would defend it as a painting. So I decided to sew a quilt top and paint on top of it. Because of time limitations I ended up sewing a quilt top and gluing it to a stretched canvas. I then painted on top of the quilt/canvas with thin glazes of oil paint. I enjoyed the process of making this piece and loved playing around with different materials, but I am not completely satisfied with current state of the piece. I feel like the piece still requires more work and I do plan to continue to work on it. One of the best things about working on this piece is that it made me want to try the same technique again. I started to sew more quilt blocks Friday morning and I hope to start painting on them soon. I am very interested in how the glazed colors will change the base fabrics and the early layers of glazes. This project has confirmed that I want to continue to play and explore what I can do with paint.