I’m taking a huge interest lately in templates for traditional quilting. My artist’s statement is evolving to incorporate a commentary on remnants and how women have traditionally created utilitarian and aesthetic objects out of bits and pieces of things. I believe these pieces reflect much about various cultures and more importantly, reflect the patience and hope of women.
I will publish my completed statement here at some point, but in the meantime, am completing a number of pieces that I consider studies…pieces that should open up a body of work of some significance in terms of ‘meaning and context’ as opposed to representation. I’m going to paste a number of images here, knowing full well that due to copyright, they may start disappearing just as quickly. We’ll see how astute the internet police are. I will try where I can to provide the links that I use and hope that this credit will give license for their use.
Historically quilting carried with it both the gathering of women to finish the quilt and the memories of each piece of fabric incorporated within. I think that such work became imbued with the memories of what was happening at the time it was created. The craft of quilting wove life into each finished piece.
She Paints Blue
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