Sacred Threads Gates of Heaven and Hell Travelling Again!

I'm excited to announce that my piece has been selected to travel with a select group from the Sacred Threads 2013 collection! 

 

The group will travel the Mancuso Show circuit in 2014!

I'm honored to have been considered & thrilled that work will travel with such a unique and powerful exhibit!

 

Gates of Heaven & Hell

note: the entrance to hell is a^^ bit more open that the heaven side :P

The binding on the heaven side is all black. The binding on the hell side is all white, around the bottom area it didn't look good; too boxed in so I took my fancy fabric marker and just drew out or carried the design fully to the edges. I was so impressed with myself for thirty seconds, then I only wished I could have done the white on the heaven side... note to self; much easier to get black onto a white surface that true white onto a black surface...

yes; those are fishnet stockings, I covered them in smokey tulle so they are flush.

The Raven is made of PVC material. I had to cover it in Solvy's water soluble stabilizer in order to quilt the feathers. The finished bird looks almost like leather.

 

BTW: The question I'm most asked is 'What is PVC material?'

 

It is used for outfits like this

 

And you can get it here:

MJ Trends

 

I also used it on my Steampunk Cyborg kitteh.

 

You will need a water soluable stablizer if you wish to free motion quilt(or machine stitch it at all)  over it to prevent your presser foot from sticking. 

I use this one

 

 

 

 

Here's a shot my friend Teri took at the show for me:

 

I'm so totally stoked!