Friday, April 05, 2013

Homage to the square

My husband collects vinyl. Records, that is. We have been spend a lot of time at used record shops when we go on vacation. I like to check out fabric and quilt shops and he likes the used record stores. I have found a new way to enjoy my time in the record shop, checking out the album covers! Many of them are quite inspirational from a quilting perspetive! I have come across quite a few artists that I like and want to collect.

It started with Saul Bass:

 He designed everything in the 1960's, really. ok exaggeration! He was a graphic designer famous for such iconic logos as Kleenex, Quaker Oats, United Way,  and Dixie cups. He did title sequences and posters for movies such as North by Northwest, It's a Mad,Mad World, Man with the Golden Arm, and Anatomy of a Murder. I think he is one of the most copied designers ever.









This stuff makes me want to run to the sewing machine and make bright bold colourful quilts!

Then I discovered S. Neil Fujita, another designer, best known for the cover to the novel The Godfather.




I soon discovered jazz is where it is at for inspirational album covers!
Jim Flora:

(is it just me or do I see a future Laurel Burch here)


 Then I discovered Command Records and Josef Albers
see previous post, I already made that quilt!





does this not remind you of one of blogger's early templates?


broken nine-patches?!

I am now reading Josef Albers A Retrospective. It turns out he is known for Homage to the Square.


There is nothing more quilty than that!




3 comments:

Quilt Rat said...

Omg! Carol, each one of these is an inspiration.....I am thinking....12x12 ....maybe once a month challenge ....you would have quite the collection before long.....I can see an entire wall filled with these translated into textiles.

jovaliquilts said...

These are great! I love seeing potential quilts in all kinds of places.

electricdunce said...













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What fun, all my old record albums are out in the barn. Still haven't unpacked completely from the last move eleven years ago....It is definitely a good thing to explore