"The Earth laughs in flowers." Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every flower is a soul blossoming in Nature.Gerard De Nerval (1808 - 1855) French “poet

Sun Flowers, 16" x 20"stretched canvas. acrylic, painted with fingers

Hydrangeas, 16" x 20"stretched canvas. acrylic, painted with fingers

Memory of Yesterday, 9" x 12", wood panel, oil

Red Vase, 16" x 20"stretched canvas. acrylic, painted with fingers

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Texas Quilt Museum

This quilt is "Who Am I?" (50.5" x 39") by Jeanelle McCall. From the exhibit "Seeing in Color" - on display now! At the Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange, Texas Her poem: WHO AM I? Many curious tales are told of how he tried. Some say he looked far and wide. “Who am I? Where do I belong? If I could only find a place to fit in. I want to belong, perhaps a colorful vision. It might be here in this land of green. Those are the prettiest colors I’ve ever seen. But look over there, a woven tapestry, so delicate and soft. But I still don’t fit in, I feel so lost. I see a river of blue and green, dividing the land, our amazing earth. For what ever it’s worth I looked and looked. I must go on and find my way. Please let it happen on this day. I see it, all bright and warm. I even see a similar form. There can be no argument or dispute, I see pink and yellow and feathers to boot I’ve seen so many wonderful things, I can’t tell how happy and wh...

Creating a Modern Illlumination

I was challenged to cr eate a piece to hang in the sanctuary illuminating Jam es 5:15. I made a few practice samples to see if my idea would work. Excited about the solution, I began with a full size sketch, then drew it onto fabric and began slow free motion stitching over my drawing. Three layers, fabric and batting, gave a wonderful dimensional look. Then I started the painting, slowly and carefully. When completed, I backed it in silk. I am thrilled the combination of stitching and painting worked out as I had hoped!

Poetic Self-Portraits

Stitch work, collage, paint are all game to help create "poetic portraits of oneself done by oneself". "Secret Self" , 15" x 15", fiber, hand stitched "Yellow Chair", 36" x 24", acrylic, stretched canvas "Red Hat" , 20" x 20", fiber, hand stitched "Yellow Hat" , 20" x 20", fiber, hand stitched "Art is Confession" , fiber, hand and machine stitched, painted "Talking Threads", 72" x 32", fabric, weaving, machine and hand stitching

JEANELLE McCALL

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