I'm into tidal waves! My plan is to include the many fiber tidal waves I've stitched in my upcoming dual show with Susan Perry at the Pickens County Museum of Art and History. It opens in May. The title of the show is Cascade ... hence ... lots of water inspired pieces. Yet, I didn't think I would be stitching these two button tidal waves when I bought the two, gorgeous frames at a local thrift store.
For the most part, Steve builds all the frames for my artwork. Yet, we also visit plenty of thrift shops and antique malls ... searching for objects for my Found Object Mandalas. Recently, we went to one in nearby Central, South Carolina and saw these two frames. In them were cheap, faded prints. Because of this, they were downright cheap. Please know that Steve and I know picture frame moulding. We instantly recognized the frames as expensive. In our frame shop, we once sold this moulding. Yet, we purchased them because they looked to be perfect squares ... ideal for two Found Object Mandalas. Later, we measured. They were a half-inch off of square. No worries! They became tidal waves instead. The background is a lovely, Victorian inspired dusty rose curtain that was donated to my stash. I quilted around the design after stitching hundreds of white buttons into the wave formation.
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