Digital Wall Hangings
(all hangings and
photos Copyright 2002 by Donna Schwellenbach All (Global) Rights
Reserved)
MMinnie's Precious
60" by 40"
by 3"
digital mixed meda,
vintage crochet,
quilting, beadwork,
collage, photography,
embroidery, applique,
(techniques involved/used)
This piece contrasts
a piece of my
Great-grandmother's
own "tatting", with a
metaphor spider's
web in the background.
It celebrates my
Family heritage with a photo of our Farm in
Norway (since 1500)
and incorporates vintage
jewelery from my
Grandmother.
Viking Tapestry
66" by 47"
by 2"
appliqued digitally
printed chiffon squares on artist's canvas
(sized with rabbit
skin glue) w/rings (plastic)
and cotton fringe
attachments, quilting and collage
(detail)
(detail)
This hanging celebrates
the Scandinavian
Heritage of my
Family - incorporating the
image of a Viking
long ship and repeating the
interlocking rings
of medieval chain mail
against the bleak
landscape of the frozen
Norwegian coast.
Water Quilt
60" by 40"
by 3"
digital mixed media-
three layer translucent hanging-
photography, quilting,
applique, collage, sequin work,
3-layers are parchment
acetate sheet and
nylon chiffon w/
silver lame inset
((detail)
This piece reflects
my fascination with falling and frozen water
and is another
experiment in the translucency of materials
using the imagery
of the bleak yet breathtakingly beautiful
Scandinavian landscape.
Tis piece is meant to
be shown lit from
behind.
The Needle in
the Eye of Tomorrow
60" by 48"
by 4"
"Construction"
of "found" objects of wood, aluminum
canvas, wire, bamboo,
electronic components, covered wire,
gesso and paint.
This is a piece
contrasting traditional "organic materials"
and their functions,
with modern industrial/electronic
"junk"
(detail)