Garden Party

Garden Party was inspired by a trip to Little Island Park in New York City. The figures in this piece were inspired by the tulip shaped support structures at the park. We visited during the spring when the daffodils were blooming, so I abstracted them and added them to the composition.

I’m intrigued by color, line, and shape, especially how shapes seem to move in and out of focus depending on their color and value. As I cut the shapes freehand without a pattern or template, I’m also interested in the intersection between the shapes and the negative space that surrounds them.

I stitched a variety of motifs in the different shapes to create dimension and texture.

Size: 47″ h x 54″ w

Materials: cotton fabric, batting, thread

Exhibit History: Art Quilts Today regional exhibit, The Gallery 2265, Wheeling, WV.