What is an Art Quilt? Definitions abound. For me, as long as it has fabric, layers, and stitching and I might like to hang it up on the wall … it’s an art quilt. Unless, of course, I want to use it some other way. Or it’s manipulated into a 3-dimensional object. Or whatever. No need for categories and rules to dampen the joy of creating … the joy of art!
So enjoy, give feedback, and come along with me on my fabric journey …
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If you would like more information re: any of these quilts, please contact me
D & D Alignments
I stumbled upon the Dungeons & Dragons world and was intrigued by the storytelling aspect of the game. Gameplay characters are defined by their moral/ethical views of good vs evil and lawful vs chaos; yielding a grid of nine possible options (including neutral).
And while I’m not a Dungeons & Dragons player, I find this alignment grid a fascinating source of inspiration.
Quilter’s
Crayon Box
Lightly Tethered
White
Rabbit
My overflowing fabric bins are my version of crayons. I selected 150 of my favorites and stacked them up in a jumble not unlike my childhood crayon box
Recent times have found my thoughts even more scattered than ever … but all is still lightly tethered to my center and held together by friends and family.
Or “Feed Your Head.”
Sometimes a story or song inspires me … sometimes a song just finds me as I work and becomes a title.
National Parks
Small wall quilts inspired by the colors of nature in our National Parks. (Also, if you don’t follow the National Park Service’s Twitter feed … it’s really worth it …)
Inspired by the red rock and brave little junipers of Arches Nat’l Park in Utah
Inspired by the granite and pines at the ocean’s edge of Acadia Nat’l Park in Maine.
Work in progress inspired by the verdant greens of Olympia Nat’l Park in Washington.
Small Adventures
Color
Fields
Rope
Bowls
Climb the small ones first! Unframed wall hanging.
Small color studies named for the songs I found myself singing while working on them … forest bathing, love is a rose, homegrown tomatoes, and blue skies. Contact me for current stock availability.
Fabric covered rope bowls. A practical obsession? Contact me for current stock availability.