30 Quilts for 30 Years

This exhibit celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of making my first art quilt in 1983. The thirty quilts, all of which are new, revisit many of the themes of my past, award-winning work, and also introduce some new themes. Although there is diversity in style, the uniform size of the quilts (30" x 30") pulls the exhibit together visually. All of these quilts were made with my one-of-a-kind hand painted fabric, or fabric from the various collections I have designed for Benartex, which are based on my original hand-dyed and painted fabrics.

The exhibit premiered in the fall of 2013 at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. Subsequently it traveled to other museums, and galleries. By 2015, I had made more than sixty 30" quilts for this exhibit, so different quilts were seen at different venues. Below are pictures of the quilts, all of which were made between 2010 and 2015. Click on any picture for the full story of the quilt and larger images with close-up details

Here is the exhibit schedule:

• International Quilt Market & Festival, 2013, Houston TX, October 25–November 3, 2013
• National Quilt Museum, Paducah KY, December 6, 2013 – March 11, 2014
• Bryerpatch Studio Gallery, Paducah KY March 15, 2014 – May 1, 2014
• Les Jardins de Magali, Lauris, France (12 quilts) May 8 – May 18, 2014
• Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA, August 1, 2014 – September 21, 2014
• Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts, Cedarburg, WI, (includes a retrospective of previous quilts and art to wear from 1975-2010) January 14- April 12, 2015 (see quilts)
• LaConner Quilt Museum, LaConner WA – July 1–October 4, 2015 (see quilts)
• Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, VA – October 14, - December 19, 2015 (see quilts) (event)