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Hill Quilt Panel #10 (and iColorama exploration)

12/6/2012

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Rag Box
Rag Box
9th & D St SE


These distribution boxes are scattered throughout the Capitol Hill area, and are a very distinctive color. The  sample magazine was nicely askew, and the cover had a marvelous painting, done by Kathleen Walsh,  of a fancy  lady with square shoulders and great colors.

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The other Hill Quilt panels are pretty straight forward in form, with no obvious distortions, so I did a straightforward version of this one too.

However, the image was intriguing on many levels, with strong colors and geometric shapes, so I did an iColorama distortion filter exploration, making another "quilt".

I especially like the iColorama interface, with it's many ways of controling the effects. As you can see I had a lot of fun with this one.
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Rag Box Matrix
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Round 6 Hill Quilt Candidates are up!

12/1/2012

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Round 6 Hill Quilt
Candidates are up !

Click here for winners!

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Snowmageddon! 9th panel Finished.

11/28/2012

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Snowmageddon! Mass Ave at Lincoln park
One of the most delightful things (to me) about Washington is that the entire area shuts down for the smallest bits of  snow. Other, more winter hardened areas of the country scoff at us, but  secretly we like it. After Snowmageddon, we got to stay home and play  for days, and wander
the winter wonderland streets free of cars.

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Hill Quilt Panel #8 Finished

11/27/2012

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Spring Inside Eastern Market
SPRING INSIDE
Eastern Market
These beauties were in a very tall vase on a high stand at the flower vendor's. I like the up-view, the way the hanging light looks like the sun, and the neat ceiling slats where there "should" be a sky.

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Finished Quilt Panel #7

11/26/2012

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Alley View
Alley View
Quintescential Sight


Nearly every block has an alley, which presents a completely differrent side of the neighborhood - more casual and more private.


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Finished Quilt Panel #6

11/20/2012

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Shadow Can
Shadow Can
Quintescential Sight


In the bright sunlight, these trash cans make their own shadow  halos, giving them a  devine aspect. If cleanliness is next to godliness, trash cans do indeed do God's work. The gold bricks are a nice touch,  too. After all, even the Yellow Brick Road would need trash cans.
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New Contenders Page is Up

11/18/2012

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Snowmeggedon, East Capitol Street
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Spring, Inside Eastern Market
Round 3 Winners!

This was a very close
5-way race, with two big favorites behind by just one point. They will be re-submitted in the last round.
More Winners here
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Finished Panel - Shadows and Bricks

11/18/2012

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Shadows and Bricks
Shadows and Bricks
Quintescential Sight

There's something about the pattern of shadows on the underlying grid structure of  bricks that delights me. Two entirely different elements that together are much more interesting. This is a very common occurance in a neighborhood of brick walks and trees, but no less beautiful for it's being everywhere.
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4th Finished Quilt Panel - Fire Truck Horn

11/13/2012

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Fire Horn
" Fire Truck Horn"
  8th Street


There is a busy fire station on 8th St, about  six blocks from us, and  just a block away from the Old Naval Hospital. I've often seen the big shiny engines peel out and race off, sirens wailing and lights flashing. 

One time, though, there was what seemed to be an old classic engine parked in the alley next to the station. It was still big and red and shiny, but rounded, simpler, less festooned. It had wonderful old-fashioned silver horns like trumpets, which reflected the sky, the fenders,  the street, and itself.

I used six different layers, pictured below, plus a few special effects to produce the final piece. Some of the layers are barely perceptable in the final piece.
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New Contenders Page is Up

11/11/2012

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Round 3: November 10 - 17    Click here to choose

Round 2 Winners!
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Shadow Can
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Shadow Bricks
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Fire Horn
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