"Inside My Eye" relates to this most recent Sunday reading about the man born blind. The story is almost humorous in that the man whom Jesus healed is challenged to describe his healing over and over again. We can almost imagine him getting really annoyed when both he and his parents are questioned repeatedly about his healing. But finally, the story turns serious when Jesus uses the analogy of not be able to see in a real sense as being spiritually blind to the important things in life.
This monoprint was created near the end of a year of eye problems for me. It started as a different image but the eyeball showed up and I embellished it with flowers to express my gratitude that my eye still functioned (with glasses now) and I could see.
"Zoo Blooms and Cockatoo" is my third art quilt. Created after a tour of the Cincinnati Zoo tulip display with my husband and son. The bird was a separate photo which I loaded into my computer and then printed it onto fabric. After trimming the extraneous background, I fused it onto the previously fused fabrics. The black and white image is the back of the quilt which shows the machine quilting better. The next image is a close-up of the stitching on the quilt.
