Title: “LEGATEE”
(Meaning “one to whom a legacy is bequeathed” in English)
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Size: 30” W x 43.5” H
(unframed)
Story:
From my early childhood, I remember visiting my Grandma Pauline’s house, where she would quilt with her friends. I thought, “Why does she spend so much time with those old quilts and antique scraps of cloth handed down through the family?” Unbeknownst to me, 30 years later I would create similar kaleidoscopes of colors and shapes with an “Eastern” spin. And what I later realized was that the lives and emotions stitched into these quilts speak to us, telling visual stories more potent than words. I give you “LEGATEE.” A gift bequeathed from the memories of my precious Pauline, passed through my life, and now to you.
Materials:
An early 1800’s brass “endless knot” from Tibet, affixed with melted wax collected from temples and monasteries and accented with a contemporary tassel, both atop 18th century Chinese Manchu embroidery, resting on an 18th century cover of a Japanese business retail ledger book, with antique Indian sari cloth at top and bottom on layers of painted organza, with “peek-a-boo” squares to antique Chinese and Indian fabrics, surrounded with pages from the 18th century Japanese business retail ledger book, on gold and silver leafed and acid washed and painted watercolor paper.
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