Sunday, April 27, 2014

Hatari Effect

'Hatari' is the Swahili word for danger and I can still remember how exciting this movie was when I first saw it as a child. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, it is set in Africa and follows a group of animal catchers out to collect animals for zoos.
Elephants are my favourite animal and  I attribute this to the influence of this movie, the 'Baby Elephant Walk' tune and the adorable antics of the baby elephants. Africa has always held a fascination for me. Kuba raffia cloth inspired my background fabric choice, which is Japanese woven silk.

Materials; silk, cotton, fabric paint, buttons, thread, batting
Techniques; fused applique, machine quilted, hand drawn, hand painted
Hatari Effect-  27"wide x 9"long
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4 comments:

  1. Lisa-Marie SandersApril 27, 2014 at 8:02 PM

    I would love to see a baby elephant although I'd probably skip the danger :-) Your animal images have an energy and motion that I like. Well done!

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  2. Alicia MerrettApril 28, 2014 at 12:09 AM

    What an unusual animal interpretation! Love it!

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  3. Lin Hsin-ChenApril 28, 2014 at 3:26 AM

    It’s lovely, Sue! I love your background fabric, the Japanese woven silk. Kuba raffia cloth is very special and new to me.

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  4. Martha WolfeMay 6, 2014 at 1:19 PM

    A fun interpretation, Sue! Don't know this movie - will have to look it up. I love your fabrics and animals - I realized when I blew it up that it was all hand painted! This is great dimensions (9x27), horizontal or vertical.

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