Laying the groundwork

It is decided that the quilt will feature a trio rather than a quartet, for ease of composition.

There will be a violinist on the left, cello in the middle, and a wind instrument of some sort on the right: flute, clarinet, oboe or bassoon.

I have asked about the level of abstraction desired in the quilt, mentioning that human faces often appear cartoonlike in quilts, which is surely not the look we are after in this project.

It is agreed that the faces will not include realistic detail; that the flowing lines of the musicians' posture, their clothing, and their instruments, will predominate.

Picasso's "Three Musicians" is mentioned; its angular style is not what we are after here, but it is an example of abstraction; the instruments are identifiable as to their general nature, but are not at all realistic.


The paintings of Veloy Vigil are also discussed. Vigil portrays human figures, especially women, by focusing on their position and the lines of their clothing. The faces are without detail.