Ann Brauer makes quilts from color, from landscape, from beauty. I love how she lets the colors play off of each other, whether in intense jewel tones, rainbow progressions, or in letting flashes of brightness be wrapped in greys and browns. On twitter she made a comment that resonated with me about people not realizing they were looking for a quilt until they saw hers. We get ideas about what “quilts” are or what “mosaics” are. There is immense wonder in being wowed by an artwork, in responding before we even know what we are looking at.
The piece above, Ancient Light, is captivating with the windows of orange against the muted background. She wrote a blog post, Why Grey?
Why did I want to work in these colors again? What was it about them? Why was I drawn to these soft colors of slate and mist, mauve and taupe? Was it the trees in the winter? Their bark against the fallen leaves? Or the sky just before a snow storm? Those deep rich colors? Or just wanting to contrast these dark colors against clouds of light and promise?
More Orange Goodness on my Orange Tuesdays Pinterest Board
They look so beautiful. 🙂
Pearlsa,
I am coveting some quilts, that is for sure!
Thanks so much for the wonderful blog post about my work. I do feel very honored.
Ann,
Thank you for your art!
M.
It’s always nice to have my booth near Ann’s at a show so I can look at the quilts all weekend! See them soon at Paradise city Marlboro
It is a treat to have a booth near someone who makes delightful work!