World Cruise Pictorial

New: 9/19/06:

4"h x 6"w photograph © 2006 Wendi Marchesani

Monarch 2 - quilted acrylic painting
9.5"h x 11.5"w after framing © 2006 CLV

New: 9/19/06:

6"h x 4"w photograph © 2006 Wendi Marchesani

Monarch 2 - quilted acrylic painting
11.5"h x 9.5"w after framing © 2006 CLV

New: 9/19/06:

Peach Rose - detail © 2006 CLV

Peach Rose - quilted acrylic painting
19"h x 16"w after framing © 2006 CLV

New: 7/27/06:

7"h x 10"w photograph © 2005 Carolyn Lee Vehslage
Maurice River will debut at
Fiber Revolution on the Waterfront
Maurice River - quilted acrylic painting
12"h x 14"w after framing © 2006 CLV

World Cruise Pictorials

3"h x 4"w photograph © April 2005 Peter D. Vehslage
Taken as we sailed out of the Venice harbor
during the Crystal Serenity World Cruise 2005.
Venice Clothesline
22"h x 22"w after framing © 2006 CLV

3"h x 4"w photograph © Feb 2005 Peter D. Vehslage
Taken on the island of Morea in Tahiti
during the Crystal Serenity World Cruise 2005.
Morea Beach Huts
14.75"h x 18.5"w after framing © 2006 CLV

3"h x 4"w photograph © Feb 2005 Peter D. Vehslage
The background on this one is solid blue water. The white
line you see in the photograph is the edge of the reef.
Update: 11/30/05: Stage 3: Detail of huts and palm fronds.

3"h x 4"w photograph © April 2005 Peter D. Vehslage
Taken on a walk when we visited Taormina, Sicily during the Crystal Serenity World Cruise 2005.

To order artwork, contact clvquilts@yahoo.com.
Taormina Pathway - acrylic painting
12"h x 12"w before framing © June 2005 CLV
It had been a year since I worked on "Motmot" so I painted all three Sicily scenes in full detail. I started by stretching 100% cotton over my square quilt frames.

Taormina Pathway - quilted painting
12"h x 12"w before framing © June 2006 CLV
Stage 4: The tree leaves and right side foliage are quilted and embroidered.
Update: 11/30/05: Detail of embroidered foliage.

Stage 2: Some how I missed photographing Stage 1 of this pathway scene. You'll just have to imagine it without the Stage 2 hand quilting. The tree limbs are trapuntoed.
Stage 3: After the stones of the path, the fence, and the leaves of the cactus were formed through quilting, I painted the next layer of detail.

Stage 4: The tree leaves and right side foliage are taking shape. Additional acrylic highlights and shadows and more quilting will complete it.
Update: 10/21/05: Detail of embroidered french knot cactus 'prickers'.

3"h x 4"w photograph © 2005 Peter D. Vehslage
You can see the Crystal Serenity anchored
way below the cliffs of Taormina.
Taormina Overlook - acrylic painting
14"h x 14"w before framing © 2005 CLV

3"h x 4"w photograph © 2005 Peter D. Vehslage
Taormina by the Sea - acrylic painting
20"h x 20"w before framing © 2005 CLV

Stage 1: When I paint for the first time, I've got to keep the acrylic very watery. If it's too thick, it becomes too hard to push the needle through.
Stage 2: With the fabric still soft and flexible, I'm able to manipulate the batting to form the various shapes while I quilt by hand. I would not be able to get this 3-D effect as easily if I machine quilted the piece. It takes me at least 5 minutes to quilt each cactus leaf and there much be a hundred in this small wall hanging.

Update: 10/25/05: Stage 3: Here's a true 'artwork-in-progress' photo. Painting the individual cactus leaves.
Update: 6/16/06: Stage 4: Embroidering the cactus needles.

Gallery and Museum Exhibitions:

"Fiber Revolution" Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ August 2006

"Solo Exhibition" Ocean City Art Center, Ocean City, NJ October 2006

"Rosemary Claus-Gary and Carolyn Lee Vehslage's Art Receiption" Crystal Serenity World Cruise January 2006

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New: 9/19/06: 4"h x 6"w photograph © 2006 Wendi Marchesani	Monarch 2 - quilted acrylic painting 9.5"h x 11.5"w after framing © 2006 CLV
New: 9/19/06: 6"h x 4"w photograph © 2006 Wendi Marchesani	Monarch 2 - quilted acrylic painting 11.5"h x 9.5"w after framing © 2006 CLV
New: 9/19/06: Peach Rose - detail © 2006 CLV	Peach Rose - quilted acrylic painting 19"h x 16"w after framing © 2006 CLV
New: 7/27/06: 7"h x 10"w photograph © 2005 Carolyn Lee Vehslage Maurice River will debut at Fiber Revolution on the Waterfront	Maurice River - quilted acrylic painting 12"h x 14"w after framing © 2006 CLV
World Cruise Pictorials 3"h x 4"w photograph © April 2005 Peter D. Vehslage Taken as we sailed out of the Venice harbor during the Crystal Serenity World Cruise 2005.	Venice Clothesline 22"h x 22"w after framing © 2006 CLV
3"h x 4"w photograph © Feb 2005 Peter D. Vehslage Taken on the island of Morea in Tahiti during the Crystal Serenity World Cruise 2005.	Morea Beach Huts 14.75"h x 18.5"w after framing © 2006 CLV
3"h x 4"w photograph © Feb 2005 Peter D. Vehslage The background on this one is solid blue water. The white line you see in the photograph is the edge of the reef.	Update: 11/30/05: Stage 3: Detail of huts and palm fronds.
3"h x 4"w photograph © April 2005 Peter D. Vehslage Taken on a walk when we visited Taormina, Sicily during the Crystal Serenity World Cruise 2005. To order artwork, contact clvquilts@yahoo.com.	Taormina Pathway - acrylic painting 12"h x 12"w before framing © June 2005 CLV It had been a year since I worked on "Motmot" so I painted all three Sicily scenes in full detail. I started by stretching 100% cotton over my square quilt frames.
Taormina Pathway - quilted painting 12"h x 12"w before framing © June 2006 CLV Stage 4: The tree leaves and right side foliage are quilted and embroidered.	Update: 11/30/05: Detail of embroidered foliage.
Stage 2: Some how I missed photographing Stage 1 of this pathway scene. You'll just have to imagine it without the Stage 2 hand quilting. The tree limbs are trapuntoed.	Stage 3: After the stones of the path, the fence, and the leaves of the cactus were formed through quilting, I painted the next layer of detail.
Stage 4: The tree leaves and right side foliage are taking shape. Additional acrylic highlights and shadows and more quilting will complete it.	Update: 10/21/05: Detail of embroidered french knot cactus 'prickers'.
3"h x 4"w photograph © 2005 Peter D. Vehslage You can see the Crystal Serenity anchored way below the cliffs of Taormina.	Taormina Overlook - acrylic painting 14"h x 14"w before framing © 2005 CLV
3"h x 4"w photograph © 2005 Peter D. Vehslage	Taormina by the Sea - acrylic painting 20"h x 20"w before framing © 2005 CLV
Stage 1: When I paint for the first time, I've got to keep the acrylic very watery. If it's too thick, it becomes too hard to push the needle through.	Stage 2: With the fabric still soft and flexible, I'm able to manipulate the batting to form the various shapes while I quilt by hand. I would not be able to get this 3-D effect as easily if I machine quilted the piece. It takes me at least 5 minutes to quilt each cactus leaf and there much be a hundred in this small wall hanging.
Update: 10/25/05: Stage 3: Here's a true 'artwork-in-progress' photo. Painting the individual cactus leaves.	Update: 6/16/06: Stage 4: Embroidering the cactus needles.