Earth, Air, Water, Fire

This piece is sold.

"EARTH, AIR, WATER, FIRE" was the theme for The Cyber Fibre Journal Group.  and it's title is the same.

It took me a while to come up with an idea: that earth + air + water + fire(sun) = LIFE!  This was a theme that I chose for the group, but that didn't make the process any easier!  This 'cutaway' of the earth is an idea that I have seen done a few times before in different media, but I hope I have interpreted LIFE in my own whimsical way, using my own elements.

Size about 9” x 12”

Here's a close up:

Materials and techniques: commercial fabrics, fusible applique, machine embroidery, oil paintstik, hand embroidery, and machine quilting.  I used the metallic sliver thread by Sulky and was very pleased with how well it behaved and I really love the effect in the raindrops.