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2013 Stefanie Spikell

Stefanie Spikell

Lincoln, CA

http://artbystefanie.etsy.com

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Hermione Enjoys Her Garden!

This piece was inspired by a piece of clay sewer pipe, one foot long and 5 inches in diameter. The pipe was produced by our local clay pipe manufacturing company, Gladding McBean, Inc. I scrumbled many freeform flowers and other bits and then attached Hermione, one of my â€œrock starâ€ dolls which is crocheted with a rock as the body. I added buttons and beads. Hermione is enjoying her day in nature.

2012 Stefanie Spikell

Stefanie Spikell

Lincoln, California, USA

http://artbystefanie.etsy.com

SECRET LADY

The inspiration for this 36x36 inch crocheted art piece is the Austrian painter, Gustav Klimt. In particular, his two portraits, The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, both painted circa 1907. I like his use of bold geometrics, both circles and blocks and as I started my project, his work came to mind. While my piece is not reminiscent of either a kiss or a portrait of a living person, I was moved to interpret his style with various shapes and colors. I gave my piece its name because the woman is hidden within a block-like structure and must be looked for, much as the man and woman in The Kiss are hidden in their robes and Adele Bloch-Bauer is hidden within the geometric pattern behind her.

The art piece is all crocheted using more than 30 colors and several different stitches/textures and hook sizes. The piece is attached to a 36x36 painted canvas and resides over my fireplace mantle.