art quilt collection: hidden animals

Thirty-six righteous people are hidden in the world, according to mystical Judaism, so we must treat everyone as if they and we might be one. Perhaps thirty-six animals are hidden to guide us, with the responsibility to protect them all. In Hebrew numerology, eighteen is an auspicious number, written with letters, also spelling “chai” or life – each of these quilts features a multiple of eighteen. Even while remaining attentive to the details of each animal's existence, the pixelation here suggests that one can perceive and perhaps appreciate them only from a distance.




Please Do Not Feed (February 2025)
29”w x 36.5”h
Cotton; machine pieced and hand quilted
Art Quilt: Please Do Not Feed



The Hidden Otter (October 2023)
29.5”w x 34.25”h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; sashiko-style hand quilting in "rising steam" pattern; hand embroidery; cotton thread
Art Quilt: The Hidden Otter



The Hidden Robin (August 2023)
30.25”w x 31”h
Hand-dyed velvet and cotton; pigmented linen; Japanese woven cotton; commercially printed cotton; cotton thread; hand quilted with sashiko "grasses" pattern
Art Quilt: The Hidden Robin



The Hidden Parrot (November 2021)
15"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; woven taupe cotton; letterpress printing from metal and wood type; seed beads; hand quilted
Art Quilt: The Hidden Parrot
Included in the SAQA Regional, Virtual Exhibit: Monochrome
To be shown at Pacific International Quilt Festival, July 24-27, 2024: Santa Clara, CA



The Hidden Coot (September 2021)
15"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed and letterpress printed cotton, woven cotton; seed beads; hand-dyed perle cotton and sashiko threads; hand quilted
Art Quilt: The Hidden Coot
Accepted into SAQA's regional traveling exhibition, 2022-2027, Prism Play: Peninsula Museum of Art, May 20 - July 17, 2022; Texas Quilt Museum, January 11, 2024 – April 27, 2024; Sanchez Art Center, May 31 - June 30, 2024 (5 weekends), Mills Station Arts and Culture Center (MACC), October 3-19, 2024; Visions Museum of Textile Art, January 11, 2025 - April 26, 2025; Carnegie Arts Center, September 12, 2026 - January 2, 2027. Full link at SAQA here.



The Hidden Dog (September 2021)
15"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed fabrics: velvet, cotton, silk; woven cotton; letterpress printed cotton, silk binding, silk organza binding; seed beads; embroidery thread; hand quilted
Art Quilt: The Hidden Dog
Included in the SAQA Regional, Virtual Exhibit: Monochrome
NFS



The Hidden Osprey (January 2021)
25.5"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed and commercially made cotton; hand quilted with silk thread
Art Quilt: The Hidden Osprey



The Hidden Cat (December 2020)
23.5"w x 43"h
Hand-dyed and commercially made cotton; hand quilted
The Hidden Cat: Art Quilt





The Hidden Owl (December 2020)
45"w x 43.5"h
Hand-dyed and commercially made cotton and linen; hand quilted
New Art Quilt: The Hidden Owl
Accepted to SAQA global exhibit, 2022-2025, SustainABILITY!
Venues: New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts, October 5 - December 31, 2022; Windgate Museum of Art, Conway, Arkansas, February 3 - March 17, 2023; AQS QuiltWeek shows in 2023: Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 13-16, 2023; and Des Moines, Iowa, September 27-30, 2023; St. George Art Museum, St. George, Utah; June 1 - August 31, 2024; San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA, January - April, 2025. See the Virtual Tour!




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