Be Inspired, Part 6…Barack Obama
I also worked on Barack Obama…. Initially, we had stipulated that only people from 20+ years ago would be allowed, because they would have stood the test of time for importance. Then the 2008 elections happened. SO…, the principal and I decided that Obama will clearly go down in history as the first non-white-male President of the US, plus his inclusion places this quilt in 2009. I used a picture of him giving his inaugural address. Because he is contemporary, however, I decided to make his figure a bit smaller…..Here’s the sketch (sorry the tracing paper is kinda transparent, making it harder to see the sketch):
And the close up of the fused figure (down to the red tie!):
I am not entirely happy (even now that the quilting is done) with his face…something is a tad off, but so be it… it is done! I’ll share the quilted pictures next week or so….
And here is the panel so far:
July 24th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
I think it’s spectacular! Have you had time to do anything else? I thought it was be impossible to complete it in the time frame you had but congratulations on your persistence. Sally
July 24th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Sarah your quilt is coming along nicely. I got to see your quilt here in the Knoxville show today it looks better in person then on the net.