Elsy Menko – Book #1
The Bible – the Creation – day 1
My choice for this year’s book to serve as our theme is the all time, worldwide no. 1 bestseller, the Bible, a literary masterpiece. My quilts will deal with the fascinating story of the Creation, one quilt each for the six days of the Creation.
On day one heaven and earth were created, that which is above and that which is below, the division between light/ day and darkness/night. How to create that scene worried me endlessly until I chanced upon Bella Kaplan’s stunning picture of a sunrise over the Sea of Galilee. I immediately imagined that this is what it must have looked like (or something really close to it). She graciously gave me permission to use it as my inspiration for this quilt.
Fused, cotton commercial fabrics, tule, metallic, cotton and rayon threads, Intense pencils
Detail view:
Original photo (by Bella Kaplan)
FIFTEEN BY FIFTEEN 
Good subject choice and selection of fabrics which give the piece depth. Nice work.
Three of us have chosen the Bible, and the two of us have chosen Genesis. It was an excellent choice to use Bella’s photo, and you managed to translate it into fabric beautifully. I’m curious to see our visions for the other creation days. Well done.
You are the 3rd one to choose the Bible as an inspiration I find so interesting that each of you has a complete different interpretation !
I love the composition of your piece and its modernity ! Bravo !
Stunning piece that shows the greatness of the God’s work. Great fabric choice, lots of details and stitching, not owerwhelming, but really complementing the the theme. Well done!
A stunning rendition of the sunrise that does indeed echo the story of creation. The colours and fabrics you have used are perfect for this scene, and the sunlight shining through the clouds is awesome. Beautiful work
Elsy, I’m glad to see how you translated my picture into a quilt. The use of colors is appropriate and excellent and gives the feeling you intended great job.
This first quilt of this years challenge is really beautiful. I love it how you used different fabrics and the silver lining of the clouds makes it almost perfect. Well done!!
This in an amazing representation of God’s creation. The sunset is quite dramatic. Beautiful!
What a beautiful and dramatic illustration! The choice and placement of colours has created depth and radiance. Great work.
A beautiful interpretation of day 1.
On the first day, God created light in the darkness. What a beautiful concept and interpretation of God’s creation and also of Bella’s photo. Great use of color and techniques. Well done!
Beautiful and dramatic sunset. Your choice of colours is creating such depth and contrast. Beautiful!
Gorgeous work. A stunning sunset. This is indeed a wonderful interpretation of God’s creation on the first day. LOVE it.