LEILANIB's Gallery : Thread Painting

Visit to Oz '88

Leilani Banyai — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:45:32 GMT

Another one of my "Photo's to Fabric". This is a photo taken when my family was on vacation back home in Australia many years ago.

A day at the beach

Leilani Banyai — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:18:00 GMT

Boxing day at the beach with family

Betty's Uncle

Leilani Banyai — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:15:11 GMT

taken from a photo for a friends Uncle's 80th birthday

Fabric Collage, thread painting.

Leilani Banyai — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:58:12 GMT

My latest collage. I took this photo of my husband and brother on my trip home last year. It is 25"x21" Raw edge applique. A true labor of love.

You might notice the faint ships on the horizon. Anyone who knows this location will not be surprised to see many ships waiting to enter the nearby harbour.

Fabric collage portrait

Leilani Banyai — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:26:25 GMT

My first attempt at doing a face with fabric. I read Leni Weisal's book. She is great,

I still have a long way to go

MY son Jake playing T BAll

Leilani Banyai — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:22:00 GMT

Raw edge applique. A labour of love that brought back memories of many hours spent in the yard pitching.

One of my first attempts at doing a person. i hand sketched his face,

Raw edge applique from photo of my garden in Arizona

Leilani Banyai — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:17:44 GMT

Raw edge applique, thread painting on fences, palms and chairs. A fun project and only my second attempt at this method.l I'm hooked.

raw edge applique of a window in Santa Fe

Leilani Banyai — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:14:32 GMT

Small quilt taken from a photo I took while browsing the old streets of Santa Fe. Finding pots the correct scale was the challenge that made this work

Our home in Indiana

Leilani Banyai — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:11:02 GMT

A raw edge applique small quilt made from a photo on our family home in Indiana