Crosstown Arts Quilt Show, Part 2

Crosstown Arts Quilt Show, continued

Here are a few of the other art quilts from the quilt show that was held in Memphis, TN in June and July.  Again, the words are those of the quilters themselves.

SYO #32, Harue Konishi, Tokyo, Japan.

I wanted to take two-dimensional quilt works to the next level.  However, I did not want to achieve this by creating a concave-convex surface.  My idea was to create something that appears flat from which another world could emerge.  I let threads hang in front and in back, which created another space below.

Dutch Colors, Willy Doreleljers, Dordrecht, the Netherlands.

The windmill has traditionally been a striking presence in Dutch landscapes.  This work celebrates and old technology that still has bright prospects.  Hard lines and color contrasts bring to life the windmill's struggle against the elements.

Close-up of Dutch Colors

Realization, Karen Rips, Thousand Oaks, California.

It is believed tht the first sounds made by human beings was the Om, which is created by forming the mouth in the shape of an oval.  When ritualistically repeated again and again, it is poissible for one to come to a true state of consciousness or realization.

Crazed 16: Suburban Dream, Kathleen Loomis, Louisville, Kentucky.

We like to think we're masters of the univserse,  but really our civilization is a collection of six billion people held together by an increasingly fragile set of connections.  We neglect our children, our poor, and our homeless; we disrespect our government; we overstress the social bonds that should unite us.  What happens after some people achieve the suburban dream, while others remain in crowded cities?

Commercial cotton, machine pieced and quilted.

Wedding in the Wind, Jim Hay, Gunma, Japan.

I had recently watched a very windy outdoor wedding from my 9th flool Tokyo hotel room, and this is my interpretation.  The fallen priest reveals his skinny legs, the bride's father lose his wig, and the groom holds onto the wig but lets the bride blow away.  I included a self-portrait with my wife since we were celebrating 10 years of marriage that year.  We are hanging onto the edge of the quilt for dear life.

Close-up of groom holding ring while the bride is blown away.

The quilter and his wife.

The topsy-turvey priest.

Stay tuned for the final installment of the Crosstown Arts Quilt Show, with the local quilts made to meet the show's Memphis Blues criteria:  must include blue and be 24" square.