Friday, August 04, 2006

Here is my latest "large" work, "Kashmir", 54x24" (2005). It is named after the Led Zeplin song and is intended to evoke the feeling of a belly dancing costume. The sheer circles, which are made of purple silk oganza represent the veil. This quilt is heavily embellished with thousands of crystals, beads, mirrors and copper crescent moons. The quilt actually makes a sound not unlike a belly dancing costume when jiggled. This quilt won a first place at the 2005 IQA show in Houston for small abstract quilts, and was also shown in the Spring Quilt Festival in Chicago. It also was invited to the Patchwork and Quilt Expo X in Lyon, France. It recently returned home after taveling the globe. I usually sell my work, but have decided to keep this one. It is now in it's place of honor in the living room of my home.