Eye Candy Close-ups- Houston post three

 I thought I would show you a few close-ups of a few quilts I photographed. I am sorry I didn't take a shot of the placard on this heavily beaded sunflower. Let me know if you know the maker.
 The pin tucks and texture in this quilt are outstanding. The Tactile Architecture Exhibit was my second fave.

In Tactile Architecture Exhibit Before the storm by  Ludmilla Aristova

 I love 3-D effects. Check out the beading and caterpillars as well as stem work on this one. 

Metamorphosis by Jan Reed

 This is a really big quilt, and striking in it's glowing choice of fabric. It is Purple Agave by Vicki Bonhoff.

It's one of two I took photos of by her. Apparently I'm a fan of her workmanship and color sense!
The following one struck me for the 3-D flowers.
I might have by passed it but I heard Texan accents saying, "why, she used zippers to make those bluebonnets"Then I noticed the subtle piecing to create the background and it reminded me that I spend so much time on aspects of a quilt that get ignored because of the special effects

Blues and Sunflowers by Connie Silber

 This is a close up of a quilt that drew me in several times so I thought I would share it too. It's painted then quilted. Awesome!!

Incognito by Melanie Marr

There, some inspiration and eye candy. What do you take photos of at quilt shows?
Going to a high quality show can either encourage and inspire you to make your own original work, or I hear some people despair that they could never make anything so good. They seem depressed which is sad.

I don't know if the big winners are being truthful, but most say they were surprised at their wins, and overjoyed. That tells me they are making artwork for the love of it, and while hoping a judge will understand and reward them, they are still making art for the love of it.
I'm inspired!
Look for the other two posts on the show, following this one or the label
 Quilt shows click here for the list