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Water is essential for human life, not only to drink, but also to play in. From jumping in a puddle, dive bombing into a pool, watching fish jump in a stream to kayaking through rapids. We love to make it splash. Splashing can be fun, annoying or even dangerous. What makes your splash? Maybe it is just dropping an ice cube in a tall glass of water.
I am Margaret Knepper, a retired software engineer. I escape the Florida summer heat to return to my home state of Wisconsin. I became interested in quilting during the American Bicentennial, but didn’t have time to quilt. Many years later I took a night time quilting class, not the star pupil. I quickly discovered I have a tendency not to follow patterns and instructions. I think Susan Carlson’s book really opened my eyes to quilt possibilities. I have had many quilts rejected for exhibitions, but a few accepted in area, regional, and global exhibits. During retirement I’ve tried to improve my drawing skills. Currently, my quilting focus is trying to tell a story with the quilt.
Thank you for the responses demonstrating all the different ways to make a splash. A new respect for the difficulty of the selection process facing judges. I now realize the importance of the detail shot and explanation of the idea.
There were many wonderful rivers, waterfalls, and wave quilts. As I expected, lots of animals and people interacting with the water. I wanted to show movement in the splash or due to the splash. In many cases, I tried to select a variety of ways to represent the splash or movement. But I couldn’t include all the different techniques and representations. I also tried to include some 3-D pieces.
Karolina Bąkowska (Poland) - Waves at Play
Rhoda Bennett (Luxembourg) - The Schiessentumpel
Edith Bieri-Hanselmann (Switzerland) - Splash
Carolyn Maia Burton (Washington, USA) - Splash Down
JoAnn Camp (Georgia, USA) - Chance the Rapids
Catheryn Leda Cheal (Michigan, USA) - Colors of Water
Leah Cooke (North Carolina, USA) - High Tide at Emerald Isle
Phyllis Cullen (California, USA) - The Wave
Shannon M. Dion (Michigan, USA) - Miriam's Well
Judy L Duffield (Colorado, USA) - Mountain Stream
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry (Washington, USA) - Splash
Rivka Hamdani (Israel) - Riding the waves
Bev Haring (Colorado, USA) - White Water
Margaret Inkster (British Columbia, Canada) - Crashing Ashore
Cynthia Marie Jarest (Colorado, USA) - Flow
Ann Johnston (Oregon, USA) - Wave 21 - Sneaker
Jonquele Jones (Texas, USA) - Making Waves
Jean Renli Jurgenson (California, USA) - Sun Roof in the Rain
Ellen Lindner (Florida, USA) - Coastal Overlook
Karen Middleton (Virginia, USA) - Sea Storm
Anne Rosalie Moats (Arizona, USA) - Monsoon
Claire Passmore (Terre Rouge, Mauritius) - Deep Dive
Kat Puente (Oregon, USA) - Drip, Drip, Drip
Lena Pugachova (Ireland) - The Sail
Sue Sherman (Ontario, Canada) - Penguin Playground
Candace Hackett Shively (Georgia, USA) - Splash Laughs
Joan Sowada (Wyoming, USA) - The Sound of Happy
Michael R Stevenson, PhD (Indiana, USA) - The Nature of Water
Susanne Stover (Maine, USA) - Kayaking in Maine
Michelle Swank (Colorado, USA) - Snoqualmie Falls
Rosanna L. Welter (Utah, USA) - Hiking Out
Heidi Zielinski (Montana, USA) - A Montana Blue Ribbon
