My friend, Shannon, is organizing the Recreate Project, an art show and silent auction to benefit Invisible Children and To Write Love on Her Arms. She put out a call to artists to contribute a project that recreates a famous work of art. All pieces included in the show will be auctioned off in a silent auction and the proceeds will go to both charities.
I spent a while trying to come up with a painting to recreate and I finally settled on this painting, Colour Study: Squares with Concentric Circles, by Wassily Kandinsky
I recreated this painting with a stack of Kona charm squares from Pink Chalk Fabrics and a few extra solids from my stash.
I attached the circles with machine applique. I had originally tried to use my free motion foot to do the applique but found that the regular presser foot worked better and allowed me to feed the fabric to stitch in a circular motion.
The final size is 18" x 13.5". I stitched in the ditch between the squares and binded it with a solid gray from the stash.
PS. Shannon writes the most delicious food blog, Bread and Jam. Check it out here.
Oh my! Rebekah, this is awesome! I love your inspiration and what a great cause! Well done.
Posted by: erica | 30 April 2010 at 10:10 AM
This is awesome!
Posted by: Rossie | 30 April 2010 at 10:27 AM
No you did not! This is gorgeous!!! Beautifully done Rebekah :)
Posted by: Audrie | 30 April 2010 at 10:30 AM
Oh my gosh. Your interpretation is great! It seems whenever you post a new quilt, it becomes my instant new fave. :)
Posted by: M | 30 April 2010 at 10:50 AM
That is so incredible! What a great interpretation. It's gorgeous! I have the perfect wall space for it ;-)
Posted by: Andrea | 30 April 2010 at 10:54 AM
This is amazing! It's gorgeous!
Posted by: Oiyi | 30 April 2010 at 11:07 AM
You did a fabulous job! I love the way that it came out.
Posted by: MichelleB | 30 April 2010 at 11:24 AM
that is pretty outstanding! what a great idea :)
Posted by: montague | 30 April 2010 at 11:30 AM
Wow! This looks so fantastic!!
Posted by: Amy Hodge | 30 April 2010 at 11:38 AM
um...yeah...this is awesome! I had to bookmark this, I love the idea!! Oh chick - great work, as always!
Posted by: ~Michelle~ | 30 April 2010 at 12:35 PM
This is so amazing - great job!!
Posted by: Amber | 30 April 2010 at 01:03 PM
that is so beautiful!!!! i always love your work with solid colors!
Posted by: rosamaria | 30 April 2010 at 01:08 PM
Gorgeous quilt!
I also made a Kandinsky painting into a quilt. You can see it here:
http://mycre8tiveplace.blogspot.com/2010/01/circles-in-circle.html
Posted by: Becky R | 30 April 2010 at 01:53 PM
Wow, Rebekah, this is one of the most inspiring pieces I've seen in a while.
Posted by: Claudia | 30 April 2010 at 02:24 PM
So fun! What great inspiration.
Posted by: Krista | 30 April 2010 at 03:43 PM
That's a brilliantly executed reproduction. Nice going.
Posted by: Jodi | 30 April 2010 at 05:15 PM
Awesome! I want to do something similar with irregular circles. Thanks for the inspiration and the tip for how to attach. You saved me some time!
Posted by: Jean | 30 April 2010 at 05:26 PM
I love this! That's going to be an awesome art show. This makes me want to go look at some art work for inspiration!
Posted by: Stephanie | 30 April 2010 at 07:52 PM
What a great idea to replicate a famous work of art as a quilt. I love what you chose and your interpretation looks beautiful!
Posted by: Trisha | 30 April 2010 at 08:36 PM
Oh my gosh this is AWESOME. This ought to bring a pretty penny! Fabulous job!
Posted by: Allie | 30 April 2010 at 09:56 PM
Gorgeous! What does your circle presser foot look like?
Posted by: Beth | 01 May 2010 at 08:10 AM
you are a genius! this is amazing!!!
Posted by: melissa | 01 May 2010 at 02:50 PM
I love, love this quilt! It took my breath away when I saw it on flickr yesterday! Amazing!
Posted by: jessica | 01 May 2010 at 03:19 PM
What an incredible piece! I'm in love with it. It's inspirational to look at. Thanks also for sharing your process and project notes.
Posted by: Beth | 02 May 2010 at 09:47 AM
This is SO perfect! I am amazed at it. Such a wonderful interpretation that Kandinsky himself would be in love with it!
Posted by: Anne | 02 May 2010 at 04:44 PM
I love that painting - and your quilt even MORE! Beautiful
Posted by: Amy - parkcitygirl | 03 May 2010 at 01:50 AM
i LOVE this! absolutely, completely and totally LOVE it! i've already been drooling all over it in the flickr world but had to come here and tell you again how fabulous it is-- and how fabulous YOU are!
Posted by: cmv | 03 May 2010 at 07:52 PM
This is so completely awesome! Now I'm feeling inadequate! Sounds like a great cause and a creative way to tap into helping.
Posted by: sew katie did | 04 May 2010 at 11:06 AM
Wow! I love this! What a great idea to recreate art onto a quilt! Brilliant!
Posted by: flora | 04 May 2010 at 04:27 PM
You are such a talent!! xox
Posted by: Jodi | 05 May 2010 at 02:47 PM
well done!!!!!!!!!!!! i love. love. love. this. it's amAzing!
Posted by: amandajean | 09 May 2010 at 11:00 PM
first...i LOVE kandinsky and this is INSPIRED!! i would bid in a heartbeat...actually i'd stalk this one and bid over and over until I won.
Posted by: jacquie | 11 May 2010 at 09:09 AM