Turning fur Coats into a Wall Sculpture
I posted this on my Facebook Page when it was first done but this was such an interesting project that it needs to go here as well.
Rita Manogue sent me several fur coats and asked me to make a unique wall hanging. I did quite a bit of research to see what kind of fur wall hangings/blankets etc. have been done before. My first thought was to look for Native American themed blankets and images, but all of the images I could find on the internet were very basic. I didn’t find anything that excited me so I decided to step off the cliff and see if I could make a sculpted wall hanging with a wolf theme. This is one I’m really proud of.
T-shirt quilts are very popular with graduating seniors and Gerri Walsh wanted to get one made for her son’s birthday. His school colors are red and white so most of the shirts were red and white with touches of black and grey. I used the major graphics within the blocks and pulled the red fabric from the red shirts to frame the blocks and create some continuity. The quilt is backed with warm, soft anti-pill fleece to make it snuggly–even for a young man.
