The Award Winning
"Los Angeles" is truly a one-of-a-kind
art piece
and is for sale.
This piece is for individuals creating interior design using original art.
This piece has shown
twice in public.
The first
Santa Monica Quilt Guild
Show
in 1993,
winning
3rd Place
Viewer's Choice.
The second
37th National Exhibition of American Art
in Chautauqua New York 1994,
given
The Choate Family Award.
This
piece is the result of 30 years of variously phased accidental happenings in my life. Starting with a vision in my youth full days,
with an "I can draw this" ringing in my thoughts. Years passed, full
with the things of life; child bearing, working to make a living, crafting to
make a living. Although my surface consciousness was preoccupied with the
things of everyday survival, the deep memory of my vision was still
alive.
In 1987 the wish to prepare a wedding gift became real and quite
by accident, a magazine lay about containing a wedding quilt pattern.
When the assembly of all necessary ingredients was accomplished, the thought came to me of how boring it would be to just
copy the magazine pattern. So I decided to draw my own.
With
the center section well on it's way to being finished, I hung it up to see how all was
progressing. To my absolute utter astonishment, I found myself looking at
my inner vision of so many years ago.
Construction took place during the LA riots of 1992. Working in the upper right quadrant, I was struck by the
notion that the lines of the quilt were very much like the divergence and convergence of the streets, and peoples of the City of Los Angeles. To me, this piece
reflects the positive, beautiful energies
that make up this truly wonder full, scary, teeming, exciting center of gravity
called Los Angeles.
Vitals
Measures: 98" x 111"
Estimate of Stitches:
1,087,800 (averages 100 stitches
per square inch)
Fiber Content:
100% cotton muslin, 100%
cotton batting, cotton covered
polyester quilting thread
Colors:
Natural, light yellow,
light (baby) blue,
dark blue, red, maroon, dark
yellow, gold, light brown, and
dark brown
Construction Time: Four Years.
Completely hand
quilted
Photographs do not adequately represent all the details. The full quilt photo is our best effort to date. It takes a bit of time to load on a 56k modem, (we wanted to give you a closer view than the usual thumbnail) so if this is your speed, please be patient.
If you are seriously interested in acquiring this piece, we can arrange a live viewing. Only serious buyers will be considered for this arrangement. However, we will announce any future live showings should they be scheduled.
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Last Updated on
September 08, 2007
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Pacific Mint
