Greetje Hein – Book #6
Rock garden.
During the last Glacial, Saalien, 150.000 years ago, land ice from Scandinavia came to the area I live in now. Big rocks came with the ice to the northern and center part of the Netherlands. When the land was reclaimed from the sea a lot of these rocks were found around Schokland.
A lot of these rocks were collected at the “Rock-garden” in the Schokland forest. This is close to the museum, but not part of it. A lot of visitors come to the Rock-garden during the year.
I used a hand dyed background and punched the bushes with wool. The trees are painted with a rubbing technique. The rocks are painted on white fabric and appliqued on the background. You also see a part of the wooden poles who protected the island against the water. These are made of synthetic felt and painted vliesofix.
The whole piece is free motion quilted.
Detail view:
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I knew that this had to be yours! There is an air of the past about it with the subdued colours. Lovely work, well done.
I really like this piece! the way you have appliqued the rocks is so effective ! and thz whole scene is so realistic ! Bravo !
A great account of the past in your quilt. It is always interesting the way you have used different techniques to illustrate your story in your design. Bravo
I really like the color of the rocks, which gives a real feel. The stitching work on the trees is wonderful.
I agree with others, all quilts in this series of yours give a feeling of looking back in time, even so far as Ice Age. And you achived it by design, colors and textures. Great work!
You can be proud of your series, hope it’ll be put up in the museum! Quite amazing how this piece evokes an era long gone by. The earthy colors are very effective, the rocks so life like. Well done!
I like the way you have constructed the trees and the rocks, and it has an air of history about the ‘rock garden’. I have enjoyed your series and the interesting facts about your area, and this is a great end to that series
Lots of techniques here to create the trees and rocks. I would love to visit the rock garden and learn where the rocks originally came from. A fitting end to your series.
It was so nice to learn about the history of Schokland through your quilts. This one is really a beautiful end to your series. I love how you punched the bushes and rubbed the trees on top of it. It gives the piece depth. You feel the silence of the past. Bravo!
It’s wondeful how your series of quilts are so well-linked, giving us all an intimate look into the past. The boulders show so much detail and the trees add a nice depth perception.
I love your piece. So much emotion given by the colours and naked trees. Great composition and choice of colours. Beautiful attention to details. Bravo!
You have artfully and skillfully documented important historical events on Schokland and its surroundings on fabric, well done! A fabulous conclusion to your series.
Great ending to this very interesting series!