fiber art quilts – Barbara Harms Fiber Art

Nature Gallery

This gallery contains samples, an overview of some of my work which features different aspects of the natural world. The subject matter ranges from floral to landscape to birds and living creatures.

So yet My Typical Approach To Creating My Silk Painted Art Quilts

Been out of touch, too much going on, my head is spinning. I’ve been working on 4 quilts, one of which is for a friend. That quilt is first in line. I’m having fun working on it. The other 3 can wait, they’re for my Etsy shop.They’ll get there.

Busily working
on a number of quilts, been a bit preoccupied.

Blue and Pink

Looking up at the blue sky above, it is filled with pink. The cherry blossoms are blooming. An ART QUILT!

Think Art, See Art, It Surrounds Us.

We can see things around us without really seeing them and miss opportunities for creativity. We need to learn really see and consider new perspectives.

On my walk one day last month, I saw a wonderful sight, looking up, delicate pink blossoms with sky blue behind them. Yes it’s cherry blossom time. This could be a future art quilt. Thanks to my Smart phone I took a few pictures, OK I took a lot of pictures, I don’t have over 4000 pictures stored in my phone for nuttin.

Do you ever wonder where artists find inspiration?

With fiber art quilts, as with any other art form, many wonder “Where did the artist get the idea to create that quilt? Where does inspiration come from?

Banish Winter Doldrums, Bring Spring Indoors and Advise on Buying Art.

Banish the Dreary Doldrums, Bring the Color of Spring inside. small changes can create a big impact

Orange and Blue, Hot Air Rising

Been busy last few months. Now I’ve caught my breath, I’ve started a new art quilt.This one is an abstract.

The Finish Line in Sight

A commisioned art quilt. A flame tree;

A Look Over My Shoulder, Work Continues On My Latest Commission.

I’m posting a few pictures along the way, as I work on my latest art quilt commission. Feel free to look over my shoulder if you’d like to follow my progress along the way. As I mentioned in my last post, this art quilt was commissioned by a psychologist in Australia. The subject she chose was an exotic tree called theContinue reading “A Look Over My Shoulder, Work Continues On My Latest Commission.”

Contrast, make your art quilts POP!

Do you want to stand out in a crowd of people dressed in black? Wear white.
Contrast can make an impact.

Wear white.

Strong contrasts make things stand out, they are noticed immediately, commanding your attention. A strong contrast will intensify the impact cf the contrasting items. What this brings to my mind is an image of a elderly woman with bright dyed red hair pulled into two pigtails, one on either side of her head.This all goes to show how memorable contrasts can be.