To Laugh Often

 

(Above:  To Laugh Often.  September 2012. 50" x 36".  Crayon on silk grave rubbings, vintage buttons, hand and free-motion machine embroidery.  Click on image to enlarge.)

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Death of Desire

 

(Above:  Death of Desire.  27 1/2" x 40 1/2".  May 2012. Crayon on silk grave rubbing with vintage and used buttons. Hand and free-motion machine embroidery. Click on image to enlarge.)

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Death of Desire, SAQA donation quilt

 

(Above:  Death of Desire.  12" x 12".  February 2012. SAQA Benefit Auction donation. Crayon on silk grave rubbing from the tombstone of Mrs. Desire Peronneau who died in 1740. Free motion embroidered with hand stitched blanket binding.  Collection of Kathy Nida. Click on image to enlarge.)

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The Urn

 

(Above:  The Urn, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt. 17 1/2" x 18 1/2". January 2012. Crayon on silk rubbing, vintage crazy quilt block, and assorted buttons from the South Carolina State Mental Hospital. Hand and free motion machine embroidery. Click on image to enlarge.)

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(Above:  Circular Churchyard Angel III.  10 1/2" x 17 3/4".  January 2012. Crayon on silk grave rubbing and vintage quilt scraps. Hand and free motion machine embroidery. Click on image to enlarge.)

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Circular Churchyard Angel II

 

(Above:  Circular Churchyard Angel II.  12 1/4" x 14 3/4".  January 2012. Crayon grave rubbing on silk; vintage doily, silk remnant, assorted buttons; hand and free-motion machine stitching. Click on image to enlarge.)

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Circular Church Angel I

 

(Above:  Circular Churchyard Angel I.  14 3/4" x 16 1/4". Crayon grave rubbing on silk; vintage doily, upholstery remnant, assorted buttons; hand and free-motion machine stitching. Click on image to enlarge.)  

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Memory, a post card

 

(Above:  Memory, a postcard created for Art Quilt Elements' "Hang With Us".  January 2012.  Crayon on silk grave rubbings, vintage buttons, hand and free-motion machine embroidery.  4" x 6".  Click on image to enlarge.)

The Minstrel

(Above:  The Minstrel, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt.  22 1/2" x 21". Crayon on fabric rubbing. Vintage quilt scraps. Hand and free motion machine embroidery. November 2011. Click on image to enlarge.)

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