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Sun-Bathing Blue Tit

Inge Mardal & Steen Hougs2004

The National Quilt Museum

The National Quilt Museum
Paducah, United States

"I was watching birds in the tree outside our house with my spotting scope when I discovered the little bird in a sunny spot in the foliage. I attached my digital camera to the eyepiece and caught the image. The quilt relates to my work in general. I co-operate with my husband, Steen Hougs, and we are usually together on the search for motifs, inspiration and new avenues to explore. In nature we find shapes, lines, curves, hues, and values everywhere, be it in a tiny flower on the beach in Denmark or a grandiose seascape from the wild coasts of Brittany.

There are many aspects to quiltmaking, the predominant ones being their appeal to the beholders, the relief created by the quilting process itself, and the lack of reflections, which often are disturbing when viewing varnished oil paintings or glass-framed watercolours."

-Inge Mardal

Details

  • Title: Sun-Bathing Blue Tit
  • Creator: Inge Mardal & Steen Hougs
  • Date Created: 2004
  • Location: Collection of The National Quilt Museum, Paducah, Kentucky, United States
  • Location Created: Chantilly, France
  • Physical Dimensions: 66" x 80"
  • Subject Keywords: Wholecloth, Blue Tit
  • Type: Quilt
  • Rights: Copyright held by the artist
  • External Link: The National Quilt Museum
  • Medium: Fabric
  • Techniques Used: Hand painted and machine quilted
  • Materials Used: Cottons
  • Accession Number: 2004.01.03

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