This week I bring you another standout quilt from last month’s event – QuiltCon. This group quilt, simply named “Hilma”, was created by the members of Beesewcial (pronounced Be-Social….get it?) in Denver Colorado.
The 8 participants made improv blocks that were curated into a cohesive design by the bee leader that month. The organic designs were overlaid by bold black inset and applique squiggles that flow into the colors.
Techniques used: Machine pieced, improvisational piecing, hand applique and machine quilted.
100% cotton solids and silk batting.
Denver Metro Modern Quilt Group:
Stephanie Ruyle, Leanne Chahley, Debbie Jeske, Karen Foster, Felicity Ronaghan, MR Charbonneau, Marci Debetaz and Kari Barber.
I invite you to find out a little more about the group’s inspiration: Hilma af Klint. (1862 – 1944)
She was a Swedish abstract artist ahead of her time. In fact she was secretly making abstract art before it had a name, and is considered to be among the first major abstract artists in Western art history. She left her 1200 paintings to her nephew, but stipulated they were not to be seen until 20 years after her death.
Af Klint’s work is set in a wider context of the modernist movement, inspired by the paranormal, spiritual, political, geometric and scientific systems in the early 20th century. She used grids, circles, and petal-like forms, sometimes biomorphic. Her colors were symbolic, and she often used spirals in her compositions.
In the last few years her work has been shown at the Guggenheim and MOMA in New York, and the Tate Modern in London. Modern quilters will find much inspiration in the paintings of Hilma af Klint.
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Travel/Lecture Dates:
Apr 26 – May 1 – Alegre Retreat, Gateway CO
May 16 – New England Quilt Museum, Soul Stories Artist Reception
May 18-26 – Montpellier, France
June 5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston
July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK
Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston
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