Contessa of Da Messa
Flitting
here and there, the Contessa is usually three steps behind. Her
mess makes getting things done a major chore and the more behind
she becomes, the more mess is left scattered around. While she always
intends to pick up later, it just doesn't get done. Here we see
her rushing to finish a project, scissors in hand, blocks flying
in the breeze. Scraps of threads and beads along with candy wrappers
lay at her feet. She has spilled dye all over herself and has more
beads stuck to her. She scampers toward completion with a piece
of shibori drapped over her arm and beaded blocks scattered behind
her. The wholeclothe background is discharged with foiling, the
Contessa is disperse dyed and reverse applique', the threads are
thread lace, the small blocks paper pieced and the entire quilt
machine quilted with copper metalic thread. The binding on the right
side is incomplete and the bottom has not been finished and has
threads hanging.
