The following work is from my series of Line/Language quilts. Each quilt stands on it’s own as an abstract, but with careful attention, the hidden message becomes apparent. The quilt’s blocks are stylized letters that intersect with the lines in other blocks to form an abstract pattern. My stylized letter/blocks stay the same throughout this series, so once you have "read" one of my quilts, you will recognize the letters in others.
Line-Language Gallery
Be Present
This art quilt reads: "Be Present".
"Be Present" is a reminder to live in the moment, to be alive, to be present in one's life.
Materials: dupioni silks, cottons, cotton batting and backing.
Techniques: reverse applique, machine piecing, hand guided machine quilting.
Proustian Memory
Proustian Memory - 81" x 54" 2008 $5,750
The letters spell out, “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in seeing with new eyes. Proust.”
This quote, from French writer Marcel Proust, is also quilted in English and French into the squares that are the spaces in between the words.
Si Se Puede
Si Se Puede - 20" x 20" 2008 $300
This art quilt reads: “Si Se Puede”, Spanish for “yes we can.”
“Si se puede” is the motto of the United Farm Workers. Cesar Chavez and UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta came up with the slogan in 1972, during Chavez’s 25 day fast in Phoenix, Arizona. This phrase has been widely adapted by other labor unions and civil rights organizations, including the 2006 U.S. Immigration reform protests which drew over one million people to a demonstration here in Los Angeles.
Materials: dupioni silks, cottons, cotton batting and backing.
Techniques: reverse applique, machine piecing, hand guided machine quilting.
