The Big Easy, Crescent City, New Orleans-call it what you may and with this piece I attempted to capture the essence of the Louisiana bayou and its timeless beauty. With the bayous & the Cajun "joie de vivre" this work attempts to reveal some of the mysteries of the swamps, trees & Cajun music with this washboard look to the flap on this work. In my attempt to capture the "bon temps" (good times) I have experienced in New Orleans I added a beautiful set of silver beads knitted and felted around the base of this work and also added silver beads to the lower edge of the flap. The fringed flap expresses my love for the southern trees with Spanish moss hanging down from the branches. The wonderful sense of history & life of New Orleans has influenced the arts from writings of George W. Cable,Lafcadio Hearn, Grace Elizabeth King & an endless variety of artists with infinite genres. The interior of this piece continues the Bayou theme with the lovely Creole fabric I purchased in New Orleans.
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Trendy or traditional ; pretty and petite are perfect adjectives for these gorgeous knitted , felted & needle felted bags. Until I have a bag in the works and complete it; I have never "FELT" this kind of passion for an art form which is not unique to this era but has been handed down though generations and has become more popular for bags, slippers,mittens, scarves and anything that can be knitted with the gorgeous wools on the market along with so many beautiful novelty yarns. I hope that you enjoy looking at my felted pieces as much as I enjoy the whole process from hand spun yarn to kettle dyeing to the final felting process it is a challenging and fulfilling artform. The process of needle felting adds decorative wool 'pictures' to my finished felted pieces & at times gives the piece a three dimentional look. It is a very rewarding process. I have used many mediums and this is one of my favorites because it is like 'PAINTING WITH YARN". My theme bags/totes are exciting to create but I have other artistic creations that I will enjoy sharing with you. Thank You for stopping by. Patricia Maxwell
Patricia Maxwell
Minneapolis MN 55124
http://www.mnartists.org/Patricia_Maxwell
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