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Strange Days No 2, an art quilt by Odette Tolksdorf

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Some Heaven Some Earth

4 quilts in this group of work.

Some Heaven Some Earth No 1, 1996, an art quilt by Odette Tolksdorf

Some Heaven Some Earth No 1 1996

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Juried into Quilt National '99 and is in the book / catalogue “Quilt National '99 –The Best Contemporary Quilts (USA 1999 Lark Books).

Three ideas came together as my starting point : firstly, my desire to explore the use of sinuous, curved lines ( rather than shape ); secondly, thoughts of integration; and thirdly, to create an impression of landscape. The design is a metaphor of my hopes for South Africa. In the upper area, narrow wavy lines enter in isolated groups with a sense of uncertainty. As they move lower down they gradually start integrating with the other elements until they form a cohesive unity.

The impression of landscape was created by using a design with strong horizontal emphasis and by the positioning of the colours, particularly the blue in the upper area. This quilt was juried into Quilt National '99.

Commercial and hand-dyed cottons, silk,

Machine pieced and quilted

Size
110 x 145 cm
Some Heaven Some Earth No 2, 1997, an art quilt by Odette Tolksdorf

Some Heaven Some Earth No 2 1997

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Commercial and hand-dyed cottons, silk

Machine pieced and machine quilted

Size
49 x 74 cm
Some Heaven Some Earth No 3, 1998, an art quilt by Odette Tolksdorf

Some Heaven Some Earth No 3 1998

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Commercial and hand-dyed cotton, silk, machine pieced and quilted

Size
75 x 106 cm
Hot Earth, 1997, an art quilt by Odette Tolksdorf

Hot Earth 1997

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Commercial and hand-dyed cottons, silk

Machine pieced and machine quilted

Size
74 x 92 cm
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