Description: THE FIRST SENSUAL SUNSET WAS CREATED AS A TAPESTRY. IT IS SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT, ABOUT HALF THE SIZE AND TOOK FIVE TIMES AS LONG TO MAKE. I STILL HAVE IT IN MY COLLECTION. HAVING BEEN AN ART MAJOR WHO SPECIALIZED IN WEAVING, I HAVE SINCE SEARCHED FOR TECHNIQUES WHICH AREN'T QUITE SO TIME CONSUMING. ART QUILTS ARE MY PRESENT PASSION. THIS LANDSCAPE QUILT IS RAW EDGE APPLIQUE WITH ACCENTS OF MACHINE EMBROIDERY. I WANTED THE SUBTLETY OF A PAINTED SKY, SO I USED TEXTILE PAINT AND HEAT SET IT. I ALSO LIKE THE IDEA OF ART LOOKING DIFFERENTLY TO VARIOUS PEOPLE. THE IMAGE AT FIRST LOOKS LIKE A NORMAL SUNSET OVER SAND DUNES AND HILLS. BUT THE TITLE SUGGESTS CLOSER SCRUTINY, AND ONCE THE FEMALE NUDE IS SEEN, YOU CAN SEE LITTLE ELSE. THIS PIECE WILL BE SHIPPED ROLLED IN A TUBE WITHOUT THE DECORATOR ROD FROM WHICH IT HANGS, SO THAT ONE CAN BE PURCHASED AT ANY HOME STORE TO MATCH YOUR DECOR. THE QUILT SHOULD BE DRY CLEANED ONLY AND NOT HUNG IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. THE PIECE IS SIGNED AND DATED ON THE BACK.