Dia De Los Muertos ready to go "HMG"

So I gave up on the other one I was working on... I just wasn't getting anything right and I didn't like the colors I was using, plus the delicacy of the fabric meant I could not remove the stitching and try again so HERE is my new piece. A small quilted piece using some of my friends clothes I inherited. the purple fabric was a shirt, the green checkers was one of her dresses and the black backing was a dress of mine that she used to borrow a lot in Austin. I stitched a dragon fly similar to the tattoo she had on her shoulder. I used a darker thread for the dragon fly since I didn't want it to be too prominent.

Come support Lawndale Art Center October 22 - November 10, 2012. Half of the proceeds go to Lawndale (and if the retablo sells, the artist gets the other half).

11x11 fabric and thread mounted with Masonite.

Done!

After more than 24 accumulated hours of work, I'm done. At $15 an hour plus the cost of supplies, this piece is worth about $450 ... but it will probably sell for much much less. Starting bid will be $150.

On display from October 17-November 5, 2011; find out more about this exhibit here.