Blushing Triangles 3

"'Blushing Triangles 3' is the third in a series of designs based on a repeating triangular design that explores color interaction. I created a digital painting of the coloration of the design using Adobe Photoshop. The painting was printed onto a series of silk fabric squares using archival inkjet ink. I machine pieced the squares together and added more color with D'uva pastels. I used acrylic fabric paint to paint the cotton backing fabric. I heavily machine quilted the piece using rayon and cotton threads.

I am passionate about creating with fabrics, threads, paints, and dyes. The interaction of color and line fascinates me. While I enjoy experimenting with different media, it is the tactile nature of cloth that I love. I am drawn to geometric patterns and the visual ambiguities they can project, and this theme continues to surface throughout my work. An avid computer user since the late 1980s, and a Macintosh user since 1990, I enjoy using an assortment of computer programs as design tools and various printers to create printed cloth of my abstract designs and images to include in my quilts. My on-going challenge is merging yesterday's traditions with today's technology and materials to create visually expressive and compelling art.”

-Gloria Hansen