Balance - Spring 2016
A quilt made entirely of scrap materials and naturally Dyed with onion skins, osage, and logwood using shibori resist techniques, wax resist, and screen printing. Machine and hand quilted.
Balance was a response to the feeling of frenetic stress and fast paced nature of life. I started this project with the intention of using it during times when I needed to slow down. The slow pace of hand quilting, and repetitive motions gave me time to quiet my mind and meditate. I attempted to do everything slowly, from collecting onion skins for three months to dye the material to hand stitching the quilt section by section. This piece was a labor of love, and an experiment in letting go of momentary stress in favor of pouring my energy into something more fulfilling.
