Block Talk - Hot and steamy CQ

 

Our very first retreat was only attended by about 10 of us from CQI and we slept in every nook and cranny of Leslie Ehrlich's house and had a grand time.  It was there I first met Lauri Bergesser and from that time on this is how I see her... Lauri, Lauri in all her glory...


And she stitched a block that  is my all time favorite for over-the-top theme... a cover  of romance novel....

The focal point is hot and steamy indeed.  Of course his shirt is open...flesh against flesh...hot stuff.....well not too hot by today's standards.
I can remember as a teenager reading one of these and was so disappointed that the story didn't live up to the cover...but I did have fantasies about the cover.

Lauri uses color (all colors) in wild abandonment and her pieces are heavily embellished and this piece is no exception...

And as many times I have pointed out the paths for the eye to move around the block, can you find them here?

But I especially want to you to notice is that even heavily embellished, there are plenty of quiet areas in this block... Without these quiet areas it wouldn't be possible to see all the details.  There is a fine line between heavily embellished and junky and its having the quiet areas that is the difference.

And there are details aplenty.  Besides the passionate couple embracing, there is a knight in shining armor, a dragon, a castle wall with a swan in the moat, a crown, a castle, several cupids, a new day dawning, somewhere over the rainbow and most importantly a pair of rose-colored glasses.... you MUST not miss those. 

I hope you enjoy this theme as much as I have over the years.  It's always a reminder not to take everything too seriously...

Lauri has masses of red curly hair that suits her perfectly, a wicked sense of humor and a twinkle in her eye...and she also has a fabulous coat of many colors.. I am delighted that I will be seeing her in September.

Here are  other pieces of her work....

I hope to get another block talk done before I go to Alaska to visit my son, but they take a fair amount of time to write.