"When Will We Ever Learn: Gulf Coast, Summer 2010"
31" x 42"
Hand-dyed cottons, cotton threads, wool batt, oil paint sticks
For Bloggers Quilt Festival, Spring 2011 edition, I am sharing my pelican quilt. I made this for a Madison Contemporary Fiber Artists Show "Turning Point" at the Overture Center in Madison, Wisconsin this past winter.
Last summer, I was horrified by the images of oil-soaked wildlife resulting from the oil spilled in the US Gulf Coast and I chose a brown pelican rising above the oily water to symbolize my hope that this disaster would lead to more responsible stewardship of our natural resources.
I have entered this quilt in the National Quilt Association Show in Columbus, Ohio. The show runs from June 16 through 18, 2011.
To see all the other quilts in this online festival click on the button below to go to the show sponsored by Amy's Creative Side.
18 comments:
I love this quilt; the quilting is incredibly effective, and the background is beautiful!
Having grown up in the Caribbean, this quilt transported me home in a heartbeat. Karen, it is amazing... I recognize the scene... Thanks so much for sharing!
What a fabulous quilt! The title so aptly describes our inability to learn from out mistakes. Your workmanship is gorgeous. Good luck in the quilt show!
Absolutly beautiful.
Simply stunning. The colors are wonderful.
Very beautiful cheerful darling, Quilt work Fantastik color
That's beautiful and what a wonderful thing to do when the horror of life happens. Best wishes at the Columbus quilt show. It's a show stopper that's for sure!
Oh,wow! It simply took my breath away!
Thank you for inspiring this novice, wannabe art quilter!
Inspiring and thought provoking.
Fabulous.
Deborah
The quilting on this quilt is amazing, Karen! Thanks for sharing it.
What stunning work. Beautiful.
This is a beautiful quilt!
I love your quilt, but that may be because I live on the Gulf coast and saw some of the effects. No - I love the quilt because it is beautiful and each piece so well thought out.
Your quilt is a beautiful piece of art. And it certainly makes a statement about what we are doing to our planet.
I fell in love with this quilt when you showed it the first time. So, I'm happy you picked this one to show during Blogger's Quilt Festival ;-)) To me, your quilt is visually beautiful and still has a very strong ecological impact - that's rare, at least I think so.
It is very beautiful and the color play to get the oil sheen on the water is fantastic.
I love this quilt...I love pelicans!!!
Wow! What a fabulous piece. Your work is so inspiring. Thanks for sharing and have a greatvday
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