wooden quilt series
Nut Quilt was made in collaboration with Mauricio Rioseco at Rioseco Woodworking in Portland, Oregon. It is 20"x16" and is made of Oregon white oak offcuts and found acorns. Nut Quilt refers to the historic quilt pattern or technique called 'crazy quilt'.
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Nut Quilt, white oak offcuts and acorns, 2012
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Dresden Plate Pattern Wooden Quilt
2011
Mixed media
Reclaimed Rift-Sawn White Oak Plywood, Silkscreen, found objects
90”x 60”
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Dresen Spoon Quilt was made in collaboration with Mauricio Rioseco. It is 60" x 90" and is made of Oregon white oak plywood offcuts, found spoons, pop tops, and screen printed bandana fabric pattern. Dresden Spoon Quilt is based on the Dresden Plate pattern which was one of the most popular quilts made during the 1920s and 30s.
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I use an abstract vocabulary of images and objects to evoke memory or history. The evolution of my ideas is connected to the process of my working. I make metaphorical connections, putting ideas together to evoke my private, disjointed, yet tightly organized world.
