But is it ART?

I'm not in a place where I get much feed back on my fibre art. So I've appreciated the few on line challenges I've participated in over at 3 Creative Studios. I'm also happy to be part of Naptime Quilter's Workshop In Progress. I'm thankful for any comments as I learn about what I'm attempting. I've also decided that it is all about making happy noises as you create things to please yourself or the recipient of the fibre art. More importantly I'm going to be able to look people in the eye when I do the 'white glove thing' at the quilt show and say, "Yes, I create art, thank you for your interest." My blog is about growth; recording what I do with my time but also pushing the fence lines all around my coop motivates me to do it, finish it and claim it as my art.

So I'm working on a few WIP's for the local quilt show. Wind and Water won't be ready but I did practice the 3-D leaves in the FQ challenge. I used the theme fabric for leaves as that's what came to me. So I made a cheerful wall hanging for the grandkid's jungle themed bedroom.

I'm thinking I may make the flowers bigger. But then it just may be the camera's perspective as they seem okay when I went to have another look so I may consider this as finished.

I've been exploring the elements of design during our Common Threads Art Quilt nights and the page sized challenge for tactile texture was pleated fabric that was dribbled with bleach, cut open and washed. Major schmultz! I've brushed it and finally took the scissors to it. If I don't quit I won't have anything left. 8^) I found 3 big buttons that I am liking. It possibly is enough but the L-shaped line that the key makes is intriguing, but it might be too small.

The last session had a gal show us beading. So for the page x page challenge I did a loose stipple on some silk fabric. I seem to have settled on neutrals for all these challenges as I wanted to eliminate the distraction of colour but this still seemed like shallow water to me so I clustered areas of 'gravel'. It looks kinda piddly to me and I'm thinking they need stretching out somehow.

I've decided no binding for my bargello wall hanging. I stitched in the ditch for all the upright sections. I was going to do some angled meanders but it isn't seeming to be necessary. ??? So I could add a facing and turn it to the back where I'll hand stitch it down and call it done.

Now would you agree that it is done or should I add beads to the river and swirls to the scenery???

There seems to be no end to creative options! 8~}