Narrative Quilts?

My most authentic narrative quilt.
Genesis 2003 57" x 57 "
In a 4 day master class workshop with Michael James was one task to make a thread-painting in black white and one in with black . Both has to correspond to each other.
When ready Michael asked us to tell our story. My patches where one on apple and the other a leave.
When home my story started with Adam and Eve. Genesis must come out with the creation of Adam and the Lord . My story goes on and on.
In my fantasy appears the different paradises.
How wonderful our planet earth was and is. Changes to desserts areas. Wonderful protected places and modern big cities.
Who knows what is beautiful?
When Adam and Eve where removed of the garden Eden they had to dress and make a home for there protection.
This was my change to do in thread painting all the costumes in history. Searching in my old study books recalled me the historical difference.
Each detail is authentic from historical records.
My journey ends end of the 19. century.
The same I have done with the historical most important buildings around the world. This all is a subjective collection and don't pretend to be on objective list of importance.
A lot of times I have visit the space, some are knows from books or movies.
All is done free hand thread-painting with madeira thread.
This quilt was shown in 2 of my solo exhibitions with may be 8 thousand visitors. When the quilt has the attention of 10 people it is hight.
All visitors love my macro viewing quilts. With one look they cry wonderful. Why take this quilt no attention?
Because people don't know about history? May be the images are to small?
May be the colors are old fashioned.
For me this is one of my most important quilts I ever made.
Once in La Bourboule France on my Exhibition during lunchtime a man visited my space. He looked more than half on hour for this quilt. Each picture he absorbed.
When he goes on his knees looking each costume in row below I got tears I me eyes. He was French and the conversation was not able in details.
I was so happy. I was able to kiss this man.
This was a person who understand my language in this quilt.
Is this quilt important to show? He is never accepted in juried shows always other work of my stock. Never published. Way????
Asked this quilt to much education?
Please give me your reaction about this quilt.


1 comment:
de quilt is erg mooi maar ik denk dat als je het verhaal niet kent je niet goed door hebt waar het over gaat dan zijn het losse plaatjes ik hoop niet dat ik je beledig ik ben niet deskundig maar heb de quilt in echt ook gezien in bourboule maar nu ik het verhaal ken zie ik veel meer
het is een hele mooie quilt
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