2017

We move forward from two successful exhibitions in 2016 in Prague and in the USA to the challenge of an exhibition in the Netherlands in the Autumn. We continue to work on A2 sized pieces in portrait format and will be producing four pieces over the year with the theme of 'Freedom'. An essential part of our art is working in series to a common format which does give us all a framework for our creative endeavours.

Wednesday, 10 January 2018

FREEDOM 1, 2, 3, 4

What does "Freedom" mean to me?  Are any of us actually "free"?  If we are not "free", how do we obtain our "freedom"?  And what is this "freedom" we are seeking?

I decided to focus on a bird.  Birds seem to be icons of freedom--"free as a bird".

My quilts--Freedom 1, Freedom 2, Freedom 3 and Freedom 4--focus on our friend the bird and his attempt to find his "freedom".  In Freedom 1, he has found a way to escape his cage, but the weather is stormy and the going is rough.  His journey doesn't get any easier.  Freedom 2 shows him flying over the noisy, dirty city with its confusing lights and hidden dangers.  He flies past an old power plant in Freedom 3, dodging belching steam and polluted air.  Finally, in Freedom 4, he arrives in "Paradise" with its clean air and water.  His friend is already there, waiting for him.  Now he can live his life to its full potential which to me represents total freedom.

Thanks to the Voyage Art Textiles group for allowing me a few extra days to complete and post photos of my quilts.

Freedom 1



Freedom 2
Freedom 3
Freedom 4


Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)