Ophelia

2004

42"w x 40"h (trapezoidal)

$3600 email me

Materials, techniques

Commercial cottons, rayon threads

Free-motion machine applique, free-motion machine stitching

Statement

Ophelia is the second in a series on death and dying -- she represents the stillness, the silence, of the moment of death itself as the waters swirl around her. This series has organically incorporated the concept of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water; Ophelia is Water.

Showings

11/4/05-1/8/06, Art Quilts X: Xhilerating, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ
5/31/05-8/19/05, Fiber Revolution: Quilts as Art, Gallery on the Plaza, University of Connecticut
4/30/05-5/1/05, Northern Star Quilters' Guild, Somers, NY
August 04 - Reflections at Expressions in Textiles, Gateway Community College, New Haven, CT