Sally Ride Science

Currently working on another colossal scale quilt (~8.5 x 24 feet), working title  Dreamer .  I've had the idea for some time.  I made a sketch while vacationing on San Juan Island in Washington state in early November 2016. I started mostly with fabric from my existing collection, as well as several pieces given to me by felllow quilter, Dawn Eckrich, of Iowa City, Iowa. This square was left over from Swim (2013).  The center piece (1x1") was not the right size for that piece. This orphaned square continued to inspire my fascination with concentric square work. 112716 120416 121116 121216 121216 121816 121816 122216 122216 122316 122416 122816 123016 123116 010817 011417 011417 011517 012117 012217 020417 021517 021817 030417 0311117 031917 Summer 2017 Dreamer , 99" (height) x 264" (width) As of early summer 2017, this is where I've landed with  Dreamer .  When I arranged the squares according to the original sketch, I soon realized, albeit somewhat crestfallen,

  North Star or satelite? The earth roars as it moves. Screens scream out their monetized mythologies, Everywhere.   Water and trees Sing nature's fecund harmonies. I dive in deep And swim in the dew of my lover's eyes.

 I have been invited to be the guest speaker for this year's Festival of Quilts , a fundraising event for Cunningham Children's Home in Urbana, IL.  I will be presenting my 25 min video "A Piece of Me" followed by a question/answer period during which I will show three of my quilts.  Talks will be at 10:30A and 2:30P in the Administration Lounge. Cunningham Children's Home, 1301 North Cunningham Avenue, Urbana, IL   Cunningham Children’s Home’s Festival of Quilts joins the Boneyard Arts Festival this spring as one of more than 90 galleries showcasing the arts in Central Illinois. This year Cunningham is excited to present a collection of show quilts that creatively blur the lines between conventional quilt making and fine art.

2017 | 2016  |  2014-2015  |  2012-2013 2010-2011  | 2008-2009 | 2006-2007 2004-2005  |  2002-2003  |  1999-2001 Birthday Quilts 2016 (Click on image to view larger.) Face of a Stranger (self portrait) 71 x 98 2016 “ I believe Icarus was not failing as he fell, but just coming to the end of his triumph. ” -  Jack Gilbert