I've always been fascinated with african textiles. The flags made by the Fante Asafo are often very well designed and tell stories and messages. This quilt was made in different pieces over a number of years. The upper left corner is represent the downtown section of a city with the large 'monster' homes surrounding it on the left side and top. The rest of the quilt shows highways cutting through red suburbs and the green of the country side.
The fabric is commercial cotton and the layers with batting are tied together.
this is beautiful Louise, but not as spectacular as up-close and personal. I have been fortunate enough to see it live! I love that you have chosen this topic - who would have thought that geography and mapping could translate this way!
ReplyDeleteThanks Flora, the pic is not as bright as I would have hoped for.
ReplyDeleteOriginally I hoped to cover a wall with all these little rectangles, however it would be an astounding amount of work as I soon discovered!