Vessels
The vessel series started with a ’What if?’ question
while making some of the structures for my botanical series.
What if I leave these pieces open?
Receptaculum IV : Arbores unus
(Tree one receptacle)
Method:
Machine quilted, machine raw edge appliqued, hand & machine constructed
Materials:
Materials Cotton & other textiles, an old quilt with polyester batting, and thread.
Receptaculum I: Lutcus lumen
(Orange light receptacle)
Nothing Rhymes With Orange
2024 Member Color Show
Carlisle Learning Arts Center
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Method:
Machine quilted, machine raw edge appliqued, hand & machine constructed
Materials:
Materials Cotton & other textiles, an old quilt with polyester batting, and thread.
Receptaculum II: Caeruleum tenebra
(Cerulean blue darkness receptacle)
Nothing Rhymes With Orange
2024 Member Color Show
Carlisle Learning Arts Center
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Method:
Machine quilted, machine raw edge appliqued, hand & machine constructed
Materials:
Materials Cotton & other textiles, an old quilt with polyester batting, and thread.
Receptaculum V: Iris sibirica
Amethyst
February 14 – March 15, 2025
Carlisle Arts Learning Center
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Method:
Machine quilted, machine thread painted, machine raw edge applique, hand & machine constructed, hand cut
Materials:
Reclaimed decorator samples and other textiles, cotton batting thread, wire, matte medium
This piece has found a home.
Receptaculum VI: Iris sibirica disseminated
Method:
Machine quilted, machine thread painted, machine raw edge applique, hand & machine constructed, hand cut
Materials:
Reclaimed decorator samples and other textiles, cotton batting thread, wire matte medium
Receptaculum III: puer universum transites femina incrementum
(A Boy’s World’s transition growth to a woman receptacle)
I made this quilt for my oldest son when he was 2 years old, it was handed down to my second child and loved to tatters. It grew soft and worn with all the washings then tucked away as it was outgrown. As my child grew into an adult she realized she was in the wrong body and her transition began.
Franklin County Art Association 2024 Member Show
Franklin County Pennsylvania
Method:
Machine quilted, machine raw edge appliqued, hand & machine constructed
Materials:
Materials Cotton & other textiles, an old quilt with polyester batting, and thread.