THE
LEGENDS SERIES
Like
an old wall, bearing marks of expression through generations of
cultures and elements, this series articulates our need to leave
our standard for those who come after.
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Legends
of an Old Wall I
38" x 46", 1997 - $2500
Legends I speaks to the way we communicate, the marks we make,
the legends we pass on. The quilt surface is made to appear like
an old wall upon which lies layer upon layer of sign, symbol,
inscription; some faded, peeling or painted over by time and the
next generation striving to leave its imprint, its message. The
image recalls the nostalgia of the legacy left by our predecessors,
a document to their significance; a plea for remembrance, commemoration,
memorial. Cotton cloth, hand-dyed, painted, silk-screened, machine
embroidered and quilted, embellished with hand-made paper and
gold polish, machine quilted. |
Legends
of an Old Wall II
40" x 48 1/2" - $2900
1998. Marks left by generations past
and by nature leave their legacy on this image of an ancient wall,
speaking to the legends we pass on, a plea for remembrance, an imprint
of our significance. Hand dyed cotton, silk-screened, stamped, painted,
embellished with machine embroidery, artist-made and Oriental prayer
papers, beads. Cotton batt, cotton lining.
This quilt appears
in Visions, San Diego, 1998. |
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Legends
of an Old Wall III
59"
x 36 1/2", 1998.
Legends speaks to ways we communicate, the marks we make, the legends
we pass on. The quilt surface is made to appear like an old wall
upon which lies layer upon layer of sign, symbol, inscription; some
faded, peeling or painted over by time and the next generation striving
to leave its imprint, its message, its legacy. Hand-dyed cotton
sateen, silk-screened, stamped, painted; embellished with machine
embroidery, hand-made paper, Chinese prayer papers, distorted synthetics,
sheer, beads, foil. Cotton batt, cotton lining.
This quilt
appears in More than Surface, International Quilt
Festival, Houston, 1998. |
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