Sometimes our art is more powerful than words. Often Artist-Activists can say things visually, that cannot be said in print or in speech. My experience making Rocky Mountain Poison for the Water is Life exhibit (premiered at the United Nations in Feb 2016) has been a great inspiration, and I wish to share an artist-activist opportunity for those of you who have a message to share about Mother Earth.
eQuilter is sponsoring a quilt challenge (and future exhibits) featuring a 43″ x 44″ digital printed panel with an image of the Earth surrounded by a Rainbow Mandala.
There are featured coordinates which may be used but the required fabric for the challenge is the large Earth/Mandala panel.
We ask you to do more than just embellish the panel. We encourage you to cut up, manipulate, appliqué, embroider, paint, re-piece, and/or expand on this panel to express your feelings about Mother Earth.
We encourage you to put your heart and soul into this project, and share your thoughts and feelings about what is happening to our beloved planet. For our part, we will sponsor and organize the project and exhibit(s).
As you know, eQuilter donates 2% of sales to a list of 7 charities, which includes environmental organizations. We have raised over $1.4 million for these charities, and when I travel to Washington DC or New York City, I always meet with representatives from one or more of these organizations.
We hope that this project and the ensuing exhibit will raise awareness and inspire others to take action to protect our planet and its inhabitants. The subject is not just environmental, but also you may consider specific topics such as clean vs. toxic waters, wildlife habitats (land and sea), indigenous peoples, rainforests, pollinators, Arctic/Antarctic, and other matters closely tied with the theme of Mother Earth.
Your quilt must use the main challenge panel (#RUMDL2BK) but may also use other prints, batiks, or other fabrics/materials that will express your message for your quilt.
We are finalizing the details for the deadline, exhibit date(s), sponsors and prizes. This page will be updated shortly as these details fall into place. We are posting this information now so you can purchase a panel and think about your quilt design. We are projecting a deadline for online jurying in Spring 2018. Our first shipment of the panel is in stock now, and we have reprints in the works.
Yes we will take entries from countries outside of the US. Send us your questions and suggestions and we will take these into account as we hammer out the details.
Please consider this a collective effort to raise awareness and inspire others to Love Mother Earth. This fabric design comes from that intention, and now we hope for it to be a vehicle to share ideas on this topic.
Quilts should be suitable for all ages of viewers, including children. We encourage you to express your views clearly, but use common sense for what is appropriate for a wider viewing audience. We hope to inspire the next generation who will be the next caretakers of our planet.
Lets see what we can do together!
Thank you for considering joining us in this effort… to Love Your Mother.
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana
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Travel Calendar:
July 13-17 – Sacred Threads & Not Fade Away
July 30 – Intl Quilt Trends lecture at San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
Aug 9-14 – Festival of Quilts, Birmingham UK
Sept 16 – Quilters Take Manhattan
Oct 1-11 – Intl Quilt Trends lecture at New Zealand Quilt Symposium – Christchurch
Dec 29 2017 – Jan 5 2018 – Tanzania Africa Wildlife Migration Tour – Limited Spaces
Feb 22-25, 2018 – QuiltCon – Pasadena, California
