Technicolor Dream Parrot

Entry #: TT 2164

Entrant: Roxanne Nelson

Dimensions: 30" x 31"

Materials: Cotton fabric.

Techniques: Raw-edge appliqué, collage with glue and fusible and domestic-machine quilting.

Credits: Pixabay public domain, free-use photograph. Inspired by Susan Carlson workshop.

Artist’s Statement: This Red-lored Amazon parrot, with its intense colours and “can we talk?” expression, begged to be translated into a quilt. I layered multiple fabrics to achieve subtle colour blends—a quilter’s technicolour dream. Each piece is individually stitched to add texture and dimension to the parrot.