Quilts and Order for an unknown Grandmother Painting

I was particularly drawn to a 1960’s National Geographic image of an Appalachian grandmother working on a quilt. My mother’s ancestors made quilts and I think I saw this character as my own grandmother, who died when I was young. From what I remember, although quiet, you could feel her presence in the bounteous food at her table, the order of her flower beds, and the way her husband planted rows of crops. In my heart she told you how to repair quilts, the secret to a thriving garden, and how to make a fine dress for your wedding. I painted her near a tidy modern kitchen. Below there was a tree of life form, and on the side, a cave that I appropriated from DaVinci’s Madonna of the Rocks. This was the first painting I made using quilt patterns. For me, the quilt was a patchwork of land, the mishmash of re-purposed fabric, handiwork, and color theory. I worked with quilt patterns because they reminded me of both the history of quilts and of flower forms I’ve doodled since I was young. This painting is part of the "Untitled Women" series. My female relatives were quilters, cooks, and crafters. Although they did not call themselves artists, they decorated their spaces by adorning their walls with stencils, embroidering pillows, and stitching doilies. A home holds dreams fulfilled, forgotten, and foiled. While sifting through old magazines I collected, among other things, images of women that seemed particularly telling about female roles and self-image these images became the beginnings of several collages and paintings.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:36 W x 48 H x 3 D in

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