Bedsheets, cotton fabric, and cotton thread

Hand and machine pieced, hand appliquéd and hand quilted, stretched

2016

12 x 12”

Hand quilted with re-purposed bed sheets, this series of quilts investigates the unconscious mind. I was inspired by an analogy from the book, Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix, in which the subconscious mind is an ever-present influence, similar to the presence of the stars, even when they are not visible. We often speak about the stars as though they “come out” at night, but in fact, they are always there. This is a truth that we know, but cannot observe with the naked eye. So it is with our conscious and unconscious thoughts. When forming new habits and ways of being in the world, we must repeatedly remind ourselves of the truths that we’ve learned in order to override previous assumptions. The hand quilting in this series shifts from neat lines, to billowing clouds, to the links between constellations- or the forming of new neural pathways.

Exhibitions: It Was Felt, Prosper, Milwaukee, WI (2016)

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