A selection of my quilts from 1985 to the present, varying in scale, processes and subject matter.
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Izba, 1998
71" x 48"
Photo silk-screened, stenciled, overdyed and commercially available cotton fabrics; painted polyester. Machine pieced, hand appliquéd, hand quilted. Photo credit: Karen Bell.
An "izba" is a Russian peasant's traditional wooden house, often decorated with elaborate fretwork. For Russians, the idea of "izba" has the same kind of mythic and sentimental associations that "log cabin" conjures for Americans. The text which stretches across the weathered "wall posters" in the lower section is from Gogol's "Dead Souls," and speaks of the compelling emotional pull of this troubled and complex land. The second in a series of quilts inspired by my 1996 trip to Russia.