"The Price of Silence". Two new quilts.

I've now completed two more quilts in the Ontario Arts Council funded project. I'm currently calling the collection of quilts and books "The Price of Silence", These two are on display at the Paisley Mill until mid-August.

This is How We Disappear

Behind the Facade

Model for "This is How We Disappear" book.

2013 is starting out well....

What a great start to 2013! I've been awarded an Ontario Arts Council Grant to complete a series of quilts and book art on the domestic violence theme. First in the series is "Blood and Roses:, already written about in previous posts. The second quilt and book, which explore the reality that domestic abuse happens in every neighbourhood,  are well on the way to completion. Here are a few early glimpses:

The quilt top, yet without borders, hanging to establish a "plumb line".

Setting up the top for quilting.

3 editions of the accompanying book in various stages. It's a carousel book, with an outer layer of drawn and painted images, a middle layer of text and a background layer of imagery.

The other news is that one of my books has been chosen for inclusion in Lark Books 500 Handmade books series.  "Grand Canyon" is a fold book that I completed several years ago. I'm honoured to be included in this book, to be published in September 2013.