Colours to Live By: Marianne Parsons, Karen Johnson

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Colours to Live By

Representational

Marianne Parsons

Bright cheerful houses perch boldly on the Maritime hillsides, dressed in colours we love but are reluctant to put on our own house walls. They always make me smile. (And my house exterior is painted beige.)

Techniques: raw-edge machine appliqué and machine quilting. 
Process: 

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Colours To Live By

Abstract

Karen Johnson

Colours on the RockAfter seeing images of Marianne’s Colours to Live By, I was drawn to the bright colours and shapes of the Newfoundland houses. Photos of more houses, tourist booklets and the TV show, Republic of Doyle, helped further my design process. This was an exciting challenge although it was also a struggle at times. But in the end it was the bright colours of the houses on the “Rock” and the rugged landscape that were reflected in my abstracted interpretation.

Process:

First Concept

Second Concept