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ketches, formal
portraits, snapshots,
selfi es, caricatures, doodles,
silhouettes. No matter how
they’re rendered, we love
looking at faces.From the early drawings of
children—a circle with two
dots and a smile line—to the
exquisite oil paintings of the
Old Masters, faces have the
ability to not only represent
a specifi c person at a specifi c
time, but also to enable us to
emotionally relate to people of
all ages and life experiences.
And when we see the faces
in the art you created, we are
captivated!In the August/September 2015
issues of QUILTING ARTS, we
challenged readers to create
a 10" × 10" portrait art quilt.
Nearly 100 readers took up the
challenge.We hope you enjoy this gallery
of their work!“Minimalist Me”
TERRY ASKE • NEW WESTMINSTER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
“I wondered how simple I could make a portrait and still have it be
recognizable as a human face. And, I wanted to use non-realistic colors,
and rely on shape and value diff erences to capture the characteristics of
my subject. Based on a photo of myself, I used photo-editing software
to increase the contrast and reduce the number of values. Eventually I
was left with dramatic eyes, and the suggestion of a nose. I fused purple
fabric to a yellow background, and added details with minimal free-
motion stitching.”