Challenge 13 - Haiku!

Haiku!

The challenge is to be inspired by words. Haiku is the form of short poetry that captures a moment in time, evokes a vivid picture or feeling and often has something to do nature and the seasons. Because they evoke a strong image and/or feeling, Haiku can be a wonderful source of inspiration for art quilts. If you have a favorite poem, you could use a verse from that if you’d rather not find or write a Haiku.

The challenge here is not to become a poet (unless you want to) but rather to allow yourself to work from the feelings created by experiencing the written word. Try to select the words first and then allow the ideas to flow from them. If you would rather do your quilt first and write a verse to match…that is OK (though that is more of a writing challenge than an art quilt challenge).

You can be as realistic or as abstract as you like. Please bring your verse for show and tell next month.

There are tons of Haiku sites on the internet, and lots of books at the library and bookstore.

If you want to try writing your own Haiku…there are some sites explaining Haiku

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku www.wikihow.com/write-a-Haiku-Poem www.toyomasu.com/haiku/

http://www.simplytom.com/definitions.txl (see the viewpoints section for the feeling part)

http://haikuguy.com/issa/links3.html

Quilts inspired by words:

Susan "Lucky" Shie is probably the best known quilter to incorporate words directly into her quilts.

www.turtlemoon.com/gallery10/2010gallery.htm

Nature Quilts:

Marilyn Wall and Sue Wademan each do a marvelous job of creating moods with their nature quilts. Marilyn's quilts tend to be realistic while Sue's are more abstract.

www.marilynwallfiberartist.com/index.php/gallery/fabricating

www.suewademan.com

Seasons:

Two artists whose quilts evoke emotion by referencing the seasons are Leslie Rego and Alison Muir.

www.leslierego.com/ArtQuilts/Meanderings_by_Leslie_Rego.html

www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=136&Itemid=114

Other Art inspired by Haiku

http://thegreenleaf.co.uk/HP/Duets/01/CH.htm

Example Haiku

Morning surf

A dog fills the sky

With seagulls

Example Haiku/art quilt by Cynthia

In cold deep space where

stars cluster, form galaxies

do they still twinkle?

Connie's Lake (photo & Haiku by her cousin)

Her cousin, Demaris Methner wrote the Haiku and photograph which inspired Connie's piece.

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Dawn caresses the lake's surface

My brain plunges into the (W)hole

Heaven's infinite aperature

Cynthia's Haiku and Bird

In the bare winter

The spotted Towhee find hope

In a red berry

Colleen's Haiku and Flowers

Critters nibble my

Well-tended flowers, yet leave

Alone the wild ones

Donna Mae's Haiku and Bowl

Flowers dance like neon lights

Vision blurs through rain

And spring explodes with color

Sharon's Haiku and Joyful Husky

I toss a snowball
My husky joyfully leaps
It tastes like water

Betty's Haiku and Crane

The crane overhead

flowers are bursting in bloom

Spring is soon here

Susan's Moab Haiku

Susan was inspired to make this piece and write the haiku by a recent trip to Moab and the beautiful rock and arches she saw.

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The Sun rises over hills

Dark turns to red, I bow

The day begins