ANAMORPHIC ROSES

Anamorphic Roses - catoptric perspective, cylindrical mirror quilt by Rose C Rushbrooke, hand stitched, commercially printed cotton and flexible mirror. Image copyright © Rose C Rushbrooke.
© Rose C Rushbrooke 2015
31" h x 48" w

Pattern: Rose bunch.
Technique: Hand appliquéd and quilted.
Medium: Commercially printed cotton fabric and flexible mirror.

Anamorphic Roses - morphed rose bunch with clear center for mirror. Image copyright © Rose Rushbrooke.

A morphed rose bunch. The center is left clear. This is where the mirror is placed to reflect the stretched image.

Reflection of rose bunch in the conical mirror. Image copyright © Rose Rushbrooke.

Once the conical mirror is placed at the center of the quilt the catoptric perspective reflects the mirrored rose bunch accurately.

Close up of hand stitched rose and leaves. Image copyright © Rose Rushbrooke.

Commercially printed cotton is cut into shape and hand appliquéd onto the background. This is a close up of the appliqué and hand stitching.

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