Mini Quilts
Negative Space I
Based on an abstracted landscape composition, this work uses color groups of scraps from portrait projects to create double negative space. In other words, which part is the "negative space" is purposefully ambiguous.
12" x 12"
Recycled Textiles, Quilted
2023
Almost Equal
Almost Equal is a foundation paper piecing pattern I created myself. It uses the mathematical symbol for congruency, to suggest a sense of near equality. It is a rose-colored statement about social equity, justice, environmentalism, and using math to describe nuance. The geometry around the shape suggests perfection and balance while the white image does quite the latter.
Almost Equal II
Recycled Textiles, Quilted
14" x 14"
2023
Almost Equal
T-Shirt Scraps, Quilted
12" x 12"
2023
Wonderland, 2021
After Portrait of an American, this piece was an exercise in developing my own quilted applique portraiture style. Inspired by the magic of the flowers scene from Alice in Wonderland, I sought to recreate that magic and illusion through color, pattern, thread choice, and the three-dimensional result of quilting. Experiments with metallic threads, leaf texture details, and shading/highlights with both fabric and thread seek to further the idea of "painting with fabric", convincing the viewer of one cohesive image despite many parts. These exact same techniques and learned practices were implemented in the subsequent portfolio, "A Walk in Their Shoes".