Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Augustus

The second rooster portrait I have on display at the Ashe County Arts Council is Augustus, named for Augustus Fink-Nottle in the Jeeves and Wooster series by P.G. Wodehouse.  He is a d'uccle and has beautiful orange and brown feathers.



He is the smallest of our roosters but has the biggest attitude (and the biggest voice - he loves to crow morning, noon and night.  It is a good thing we live far out in the country!)

His quilt was made using some hand painted shibori fabric I made several years ago and machine quilted in a similar manor to Emerson's quilt.  

I plan on making more quilts using our chickens - each one has a very distinctive personality and I hope I can convey that in fabric*.



*This project is funded as a cooperative venture of Alleghany Arts Council, Ashe County Arts Council, Watauga Arts Council, and Wilkes Art Gallery with support from a Regional Artist Project Grant of the North Carolina Arts Council, a Division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resource.

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