2018
5ft 6in x 5ft 6in x 2.5in
Hand-dyed quilted cotton, fabric paint, thread, clay
Dye Inspiration Photo:
Yellowstone National Park. 2018. Ancestral lands of the Apsaalooké and Cheyenne peoples.
Yellowstone is close enough to my parents’ home that it has become almost synonymous with that place. My mom is a quilter. I visit home near the holidays when it is bitterly cold in southeast Idaho—a time when quilts are most cherished and needed. This deconstructed rendition of time and memory is not for keeping warm but rather recognizing the beauty and harshness that walk hand in hand in the landscape of a past home. .