Artist Statement

Comfort Quilt

Aluminum Cans & Staples

This piece was made by focusing on the repetitive action of collecting a single object and discovering the story that was created within that process. Directed by the narrative history of American Quilters this piece looks at the ways in which consumerism has replaced out heritage. The quilt represents the same ideals embedded in traditional quilts through technique, patter, collection of an item and story telling. However, it is a revealing look at the minimal ways in which we find ways to carry tradition through to the next generation.

While creating this piece i had hoped to create a large scale quilt that would be displayed on a bed with pillow shams. Unfortunately due to time constraints and limited access to materials I was only able to create this 3'x3' sample.