Helen Hazon – Nature #5
Inspiration – the role of fungi and other microbes in natural ecosystems.
For the third pair of quilts in this Nature series I have focussed on those living things that are neither Plants nor Animals. These include fungi, bacteria, viruses and a few other types of microbes. I have chosen fungi to represent this immensely important group of organisms
My quilt takes the beautiful fairytale toadstool Amanita muscaria as its main subject. This fungus grows on decaying vegetation, usually on the edges of woodland. I have included references to the many roles of fungi in Nature and also the uses that we have developed for them in our daily lives.
The quilt is made from cotton. I have used Inktense pencils and rayon threads to add the colours.
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Thank you for bringing the fungi as a subject. They are so important to our environment. Your quilt is beautiful and bright. Beautiful quilting and attention to details. Bravo!
Love your treatment of the subject and all the details you have given. Beautiful stitching as always, well done.
I admire the precision in all your works, the precision not only in craftmanship but also in information provided. Thank you for educating me!
The fungi are very well executed. The red colour pops out. Very neat work.
Your work is so well excecuted ! Lovely !
This is not only a very beautiful and precise executed work, but very educational as well. Bravo.
Another one of your very precise and beautiful works, educational as well!
Lovely bright colors and great stitching. Bravo!
Delightful love the colours and the information about the mushrooms.
Lovely attention to detail, and as always, your stitching is beautiful
After hiking through a few very humid forests recently, I have a new-found appreciation for mushrooms. Yours are charming and your attention to detail is wonderful.
Thank you for the explanations you contribute to us in your works. Wonderful stitching and excellent use of color.
Amanita muscaria, the mushroom par excellence.
Beautiful to see in our woods and creates color and contrasts with the whole environment. Well executed and attentive to detail. Impressive stitching work.
A well executed and meticulous composition and informative role the fungi play in our ecosystem. Well done.
Love the fungi and yours are beautifully executed, bravo!