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Art, Art Quilt, Fiber Art, Grandchildren, Quilts

Beach Buddies – featured on the Superior Threads Blog

Guila Greer

I was so excited to see that Superior Threads has featured my art quilt “Beach Buddies” on their blog.

http://www.superiorthreads.com/blog/2014/8/superior-spotlight-guila-g/

Years ago I took a photo of my husband and oldest granddaughter walking on the beach. I always loved that photo and knew that someday I would do something special with it.  After learning more about making pictorial quilts, including a workshop with Wendy Butler Berns, I made this quilt.

I enjoyed the process of making it immensely – and loved quilting it with silk thread.  I used Superior’s Kimono #100, a very fine thread.

detail 1 I did the quilting with #100 Kimono Silk
Detail 1

 

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Detail 2

 

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detail 2 The little girl is my oldest granddaughte
Detail 4

 

And this is the photo that I took when my granddaughter was only 2 years old.  She is now a senior in high school !

This is the photo of John and Marley that I based
Original Photo

 

 

Haiku, Photography, Poetry, Poetry and Photography

Three Seasons

Guila Greer

  WELCOME AUTUMN

Suddenly it’s fall

The earth turns on its axis

Some things never change

  WINTER SOLSTICE

The winter solstice

starting now more sun-filled hours

Illuminating

   SPRING

Forest Canopy        

Clefts in rain soaked branches         

Sunbeams bursting through   


		


			
		
	






	
	

		Photography, Poetry and Photography
Fine Art Prints and Note Cards Are Now Available
	


	

							

			 Guila Greer		
		
		

			
I’m very excited to be represented on Fine Art America.


This is a Print on Demand service.  I have placed select photography on the site and will add more. These photos are available in a large variety of sizes as well as note cards.  Matting and framing are optional.  Please take a look and let me know what you think.!  Thank you !!


http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/guila-greer.html


BTW, if you have seen other photography or art work on my site that you would like in the form of a print or greeting card, please let me know and I will upload the image to FAA.  I usually keep my original digital images and most of them are fairly high resolution.

		


			
		
	








	
	

		Haiku, Photography, Poetry, Poetry and Photography
Sunshine                March Haiku Art
	


	

							

			 Guila Greer		
		
		

			
>The March word is…………………Sunshine!


I am fascinated by the patterns made by sunshine as it is filtered through dense foliage.  Below is the Haiku that I wrote and the image that came to mind.  It is a photo that I took while visiting the massive old trees in the Armstrong Redwoods State Park in California.


                Forest Canopy


                 Clefts in rain soaked branches          


                Sunbeams bursting through                          


                                          











Armstrong Redwoods State Park









		


			
		
	






	
	

		Art Quilt, Art Quilts, Fiber Art, Haiku, Haiku, Journal Size, Poetry
Hardy Rosebuds Thrive – January Haiku Art
	


	

							

			 Guila Greer		
		
		

			
My goal was to illustrate nature’s propensity to new beginnings in the face of adversity.


A secondary goal was to try some new creative techniques or materials.




Lutradur – burned edges, stamped and painted with pearl-ex

Angelina fibers – stamped

Rosebud photos printed on cotton, appliqued and thread painted.

Purchased leafy vine appliqued

Haiku printed on Extravorganza – edges fringed and painted

Scattered beads

Sheer tulle layered over the piece

Layered and quilted

Edges finished with  zigzag stitch





		


			
		
	






	
	

		Haiku, Photography
Haiku Art – Prompt Word for January is Beginnings
	


	

							

			 Guila Greer		
		
		

			
The Challenge – Take the prompt word:  Beginnings – Where do you go in your mind?  Write a Haiku that is prompted by these thoughts. Create a piece of Art that represents the haiku.  You can use whatever technique or medium that you like.




treacherous frost lurks

tender shoots defy the chill

hardy rosebuds thrive 













Photo Art by Guila Greer








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