Debra Kay
The desert unfolded in living color. It was the end of July 2015 and we were returning from a road trip after having moved to Oro Valley in February. I had no idea that the desert north of Tucson along the Catalina Mountains could be so beautiful. It was Monsoon season and the desert was alive with color as if it were Spring. How could I capture in desert with fabric and stitch?
The richness of the desert continues to inspire me as I create art with natural desert hues; dyeing, rusting, and stitching fabric, yarn, and thread.
www.debrakay.art
Sedona Sunset, wall hanging
Size (L x W x D inches): 32 x 20 x .5
Materials and techniques: Cotton Batik fabrics appliqued, quilted, hand stitching
$250
Purple Bird Pillow
Size (L x W x D inches): 14 x 24 x 4
Materials and techniques: Inspired by a workshop that I tool in 2015, this pillow starts with a log cabin background of cotton batiks. The branches are strips of green batik fabrics couched onto the surface. The birds are appliqued and embellished. The pillow comes with a hypo allergenic pillow form inserted through a zippered opening in the back of the pillow.
$250
Crab Shell
Size (L x W x D inches): 14 x 27
Materials and techniques: Batik fabrics suggest the underwater scene where the shell and crab could be found.
$125