Cherrywood Challenge 2017

When we were in Houston last fall, 

I admired the 2017 Cherrywood Challenge.

It was BLUE!!

If you know me at all.....I love blue.

No brainer....I had to try.

I have entered the Hoffman Challenge twice and both pieces have travelled.

(one still is!!)

I have nothing to lose but time...

This piece had to be VanGogh inspired, 20"square, read 70% blue, 

and

 contain all Cherrywood fabric

I didn't know a whole lot about Van Gogh so I started doing a little research

Every search brought up 'Starry Nights"

I loved it but figured that will be most people's inspiration

So I decided to go 

with

 'Starry Nights Over the Rhone'

 

I started with my plan using the required 3 blues and a black 

and 

added yellow

I folded my inspiration photo in sections 

and

 then my required size pattern into the same sections

 
 

I know....it was rough...but a guideline!

I wanted my fabric to resemble brush strokes like Vincent's

 

The layering began....

My husband came to look at one point 

and

 asked if it was required to chop it up that small??

Nope....but I needed to in order to get my desired effect!!

 

I don't do much thread painting so I 'roughed' in my buildings and people...

 

 

Before you know it....

I had MY rendition of Starry Nights Over the Rhone!

I saw a quote of his I liked so I stitched it into a corner

"I dream my painting and I paint my dream"

 

I submitted and waited.....

Then the email came!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How exciting!!

Let's see where it goes from here!

Christa