Elsy Menko – Book #3
The Bible – the Creation – day three
On day three of the Creation the grass, herbs and fruit trees were created. For my quilt I chose to depict an apple tree. Although nowhere mentioned in the Bible it is generally assumed that the fruit Eve picked from the tree was an apple. It could have been any fruit tree really. In the left upper corner is a small text in Hebrew meaning ‘… and fruit tree bearing fruit after its kind’ and in the grass another text is hidden ‘ … and the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind’.
Cotton fabrics, tule, organza, fusing, machine and hand stitching, inktense pencils.
Detail view:
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Elsy I love this one ! realistic and poetic in the same time ! The way you used tulle for the shades on the fruits is very effective.
Lovely piece of work; colourful and beautifully stitched, well done.
This is really impressive work. Abundance of details, colors and textures- truly love it!
This is fascinating and holds so much detail! The quilting is well-chosen and adds greatly to the story.
Your apples look so yummy! I love your quilt, it is so alive and full of colour. Your attention to details and quilt is incredible. Bravo!
What a wonderful depiction of the apple tree. Such attention to detail really makes it come to life and it almost stands out of the quilt. I love the way that your text is almost hidden in the design, which makes it feel like a secret message. Beautiful
Wow, this is beautiful. Love your composition and how you have designed the perspective of the tree with highlights and shadows, very realistic and also very cleaver how the words were worked in. Well done.
Elsy, I love this piece! Your apples are very well done and the quilting of the whole piece is great.
Perfect job. Wonderful work., colors that go so well together. Well done.
Lovely use of fabrics to create the textures in this piece. The apples are vibrant and colourful, all enhanced by detailed stitching.
Stunning a beautiful interpretation, your stitching is supurb.
Magnificent work! The creation of the apple tree is amazing with the various lights and shadows. I love it!
Wonderful piece. The complimentary colors of the red apples and the green background reinforce each other. There is so much depth in this piece. Bravo, bravo!!!
Beautiful creation and the fruit of your tree are really scrumptious!