Static, Sand, Sky
Static, Sand, Sky
Mixed fabric scraps, including pieces of an IKEA curtain and the artist’s mother’s tablecloth, navy wholecloth layer, cotton batting, cotton backing, and mixed thread
Machine and hand pieced, hand quilted
2022
60 x 60”
Static, Sand, Sky is part of a series in which I’ve collected my white scraps and pieced them together with minimal intervention, so that the viewer might sift through the shapes like an archaeologist. My habits around observing discards formed while I was a student at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2005) and is a practical method for reckoning with my intentions and impact. You can see examples of student work inspired by this quilt on Instagram at #hpscraps!
Exhibitions:
Heidi Parkes: Reuse, Reflection, and Storytelling in Cloth, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI (2023)
Land Reflections: ARTservancy Artists in Residence, Schlueter Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (2023)