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Memories:
This professor brought 4 large plastic bags of
sentimental clothing to me and asked if I could somehow create a
quilt to commemorate his memories. It truly was a challenge. The
quilt spans 40 years of his life. A portion of every piece of
clothing he brought is included in the quilt, from his time in the
service, to his fanciful knitted hats that he was so noted for. The
tabs at the top of the quilt are old neckties and are used as a
hanging device over a rod. |
My Life's Journey:
This piece was designed for an ex-priest. He lived in
Africa for a few years; the image of an African drummer is symbolic
of that period of time. There is an image of a half moon and the
sun, which is symbolic of "balance". The image of the cross is white
beads that were hand sewn; it is symbolic of his time as a priest.
He is an avid gardener and also enjoys working with his tools, in
the bottom right corner is the image of a garden, and in the lower
center is an image of a man with his tools. In the bottom left hand
corner are images of books because of his love of reading and the
open book is symbolic of the Bible and his marriage vows. There is
an image of a group of people, which is symbolic of his time as an
organizer. The art quilt is created like an arch to show the viewer
the Journey from past to present. |
The Child's
Story: The images in the quilt are articles of clothing and
of art designs from pre-school, through high school for her only
child. She had the piece designed to give to her son as a graduating
gift from college. Once the piece was completed, her son got a
photograph of the piece and his mom has the original that she says
he will get much later in life. |
