A Bud On Earth

On Earth a Bud. Crayon on fabric; vintage lace, linens, and buttons. hand and free motion machine embroidery; beads and artificial flowers from a local cemetery arrangement.)


The rubbings on this piece came from Birmingham, UK; Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA; Colma, California; and Wiscasset, Maine. While working, I think about the various decades and locations from which these gravestones come. It is amazing; we are all connected....all over the world and throughout time...in our common passage from life.


To read the original September 7, 2009 blog post about this art quilt and view the images that can be clicked on for enlargement, please click HERE!


(Above: Detail of A Bud on Earth, including the tiny artificial flowers collected recently from the cemetery dumpster. Below: Reverse of A Bud on Earth.)

Skull and Crossbones

(Above: Skull and Crossbones, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series. 13" x 13 1/2". Crayon on silk collaged with doily and severely light-damaged, recycled fabric; buttons, hand and free-motion machine embroidery.

(Above: Skull and Crossbones, reverse.)

To read the original October 8, 2009 blog post about this art quilt and view the images that can be enlarged, please click HERE!

Greatfully Dead

(Above: Greatfully Dead. Grave Rubbing Art Quilt. 11 1/4" x 17". Crayon on silk collaged with vintage doily and recycled materials. Hand and free motion embroidery.)

(Reverse of Greatfully Dead.)

To read the original October 8, 2009 blog post about this art quilt and view the images that can be enlarged, please click HERE!

Cats Leave Pawprints on Our Hearts

(Above: Cats Leave Pawprints on our Hearts. Grave Rubbing Quilt Series. 12 3/4" x 15 1/2". Crayon on fabric rubbing from Pet's Rest, a pet cemetery in Colma, CA on the back of a Decision Portrait Series piece that didn't work out....recycled! Vintage buttons and doily. Hand stitching. This is the only one in the series with any "color"; it seemed appropriate.)



To read the original October 4, 2009 blog post about this art quilt and view the images that can be clicked on for enlargement, please click HERE!


(Above: Cats Leave Pawprints on Our Hearts. Reverse.)

Here Rests the Body

(Above: Here Rests the Body, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series. 17" x 13". Crayon on fabric grave rubbing done in Birmingham, UK. Vintage doily. Hand stitching.)



To read the original October 4, 2009 blog post about this art quilt and view the images that can be enlarged, please click HERE!


(Above: Here Rests the Body, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series. Reverse.)

Young, Strong, Beautiful

(Above: Young, Strong, Beautiful, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series. 14" x 12 1/4". Crayon on fabric grave rubbing done in Birmingham, UK collaged with vintage handkerchief and Victorian era black lace. Buttons purchased while in Austria. Hand stitched.)




To read the original October 4, 2009 blog post with images that enlarge, please visit HERE!

(Above: Young, Strong, Beautiful, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series, reverse.)