Self Portrait

The Seasons Of My Life - A Self Portrait

37 inches X 27 inches

This is my catchup piece for the "Interpret This" Blog.  I was busy doing a commission and missed the first month (Jan.) so was allowed to catchup with the others this month and post today.

I have a detailed description of my thoughts on the Interpret This blog so please go there

to read all the details if you are interested in my thought process.

Interpret This!

I enjoyed making this piece and had fun with it.

Here is the photo that was my inspiration.  I live  right by the Kettle Moraine State forest and

love to hike  there  when time allows.

I pieced the background first, sandwiched it and quilted it using different designs in each strip.

I added the top elements and quilted them.

I chose to portray myself as I feel I still am but added details to "give me away".
The bifocal glass in the pocket, the grey hairs defeating the "Nice and Easy" and the scarf wrapped around my neck, covering the beginnings of turkey neck!

Then I wanted to portray myself as having traveled through the season of my life, birth, spring, summer bringing me to Fall.  The figures of my past are done in tulle.  

The leaves & trees came last symbolizing both blocks in the road of life (trees) and good things that I have accomplished and left behind.  A two colored fused binding was last.