Be a Spark
30" x 40"
$4000
- Available on Etsy

​Prints / T-Shirts / Mugs / Other Items 
- Available on Pixels
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More info (photos and design process)
- On my blog

​NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS
Best of 2022, Ohio Designer Craftsmen's traveling exhibit, 2024
Art & Social Justice, Ellington-White Contemporary Gallery, Fayetteville, NC, 2021

There is a history of artists creating socio-political art to help the public understand particular social or political issues, and quilters have also participated in creating Protest Art. Long before I was a quilter I remember being moved by the creation of the AIDS quilts that were displayed on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
 
Much like social issues, quilts literally have many layers and for this one I added even more layers and not all of them are completely flat. I also wanted the letters to be subtle so that people would be literally drawn into the piece to read it.
 
Thematically, I chose a match flame to represent shining a light in the darkness. A flame is delicate but it has potential; will it grow into a fire or will it be blown out? One flame by itself can only be so bright. But if that flame sparks someone else, who sparks yet more people, the cumulative effect can be brilliant.

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