Description
In the Beginning is a mixed media fabric collage. Photo printed on organic cotton Sateen. Indigo dyed cotton and lace. Vintage quilt. Densely stitched.
25×48”
Lisa Thorpe is an art quilter and storyteller. She strives to invite and intrigue viewers to look closely at her work then look again, she endeavors through evoke wonder, curiosity and enquiry. Lisa has an affinity with nature and her art quilts are imbued with the magic of the natural world and all its closeness and mystery. This story quilt depicts Ravens protecting the earth. A found vintage quilt top provides grounding and weaving strips as nest for the trapunto earth form. Indigo dyed slice of timeworn croquet is sky. Ravens and the earth are digitally drawn, printed on cotton, then enhanced with acrylic paint. Metallic and variegated quilting provides definition and motion. This quilt is both provocative and pleasing, a gift from the past and a cautionary tale for the future.
This piece is currently on exhibit at The Central Arkansas Collective Gallery. Exhibition closes on April 1st arrangement for pick up of art can be made in conjunction with artist and Gallery. If shipping is required an additional transaction for agreed upon price dependent on location will be charged in a separate transaction
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