Sunday 30 January 2011

Shweshwe Postcards

As I've mentioned before, making Shweshwe landscapes and postcards is a passion.Making these postcards also seem to be working as a "warm up exercise" for more creative quilting. It's interesting. I happened upon this discovery this morning....

Anyway, without further ado, some photos of the latest postcards.....














I love making the postcards with the "yellow sun" in it....

3 comments:

Martha Ginn said...

I'm glad you discovered that you can indeed draw--isn't it a wonderful gift once we claim it??!! I missed out on this when I was younger until an art teacher taught me how to really see. I must say that the cats are not easy subjects because of their fur.

I love the Shweshwe postcards, but what does the word mean?
Martha Ginn

31 January 2011 at 01:13
Anonymous said...

Thanks Martha. Drawing is indeed a wonderful talent.It is also wonderfully liberating to be able to draw.

From what I understand the name "Shweshwe" comes from the swishing sound the fabric makes as the wearer moves.

31 January 2011 at 05:03
Yael @QuiltingBeginners.com said...

Leigh-Anne, Thank you for coming by my site. Your postcards are beautiful and your kitten is adorable. I can understand Martha's statement about an art teacher teaching her how to see. One of mine pushed us to "draw what we see" and challenged us to see shades of purple or orange on a white wall. I feel very blessed to have had relatives who imparted a love of art and crafts to me. Yael

6 February 2011 at 09:07

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