Modern Quilling Examples

I love coming across unusual examples of quilling and these pieces fill the bill.
 
First off, a pair of colorful birds by Creartive, found on Flickr.


Rather a fierce and majestic duo, aren't they?!

This is a replica of Alexander Calder's 1971 Green Ball serigraph that Roxann Dragula quilled as a thank you card for Howard Solomon, after she was given a personal tour of his unique art gallery and home in Florida, called Solomon's Castle.


Made up of tight coil discs and collaged shapes, it's a true likeness of Calder's colorful montage. He is known as the inventor of mobiles, was an engineer who became a freelance artist, creating brilliant, contemporary works that are displayed around the world. Calder's career was varied and fascinating - he even created miniature circuses and acted as ringmaster!


And speaking of circuses, I bet most of us who quill have seen filigree clowns, always a popular subject. This unusual fellow by Martinaquill of Brazil, found on Flickr, caught my eye. Martina used so many colors and shapes to compose his costume - quite impressive!

Ann Martin
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  1. Some excellent works of art. I love those birds and they do look quite fierce but fascinating also.

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  2. hi! m new here :) oh the bird looks really stunning. while the clown. yep very impressive with all the colours and patterns.

    btw, i love you blog.. makes me feel like using quilled art, we can illustrate almost everything in our own quilling style ^__^ keep on sharing, ann!

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  3. My God, how much creativity.
    Beautiful work!
    Congratulations!

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  4. Martina's work is outstanding!!
    Thanks for sharing so many different styles in quilling.

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  5. Always a delight to visit and see the wonderful works of art!!!

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  6. Hello, I know your "That's Clever" episode aired a while ago but I was just wondering how you found out your show was finally airing. My segment aired this past Tuesday and I MISSED IT! They came and filmed me 3 years ago and I tried contacting them for 2 years to find out my air date and no one would return my phone calls or emails. By any chance do you tape the episodes? I'm desperate to get a copy of it!

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  7. Wow, wow, wow! I love these! Thank you, Ann!

    (I know I have missed so much from your Blog. It is now on my daily list after "check bank account" :)

    hugs xo
    Molly

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  8. Thanks Ann for showcasing Roxann's quilling, they are very creative and modern pieces! Love 'em all.

    Licia

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  9. Oh my goodness....these are amazing!! Love them all...thank you so much for sharing these photos with us....it makes me so happy!!!

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  10. Thanks everyone! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing these works as much as I did.

    Jess, I found out the air date for my That's Clever segment by setting up a Google Alert for my name and the show's name. I've been out of town until today and will check to see if it recorded while I was gone. If you check back here, let me know your email addy so I can contact you directly if I have the show. I wasn't able to find your addy on either your blog or shop without signing up for your Mail thingamajig.

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