If you are interested in the pulse of contemporary quilt making, there is no better place than The Dairy Barn in Athens, Ohio, the host of the preeminent Quilt National. I am honored to be included among these ahead of the curve Artists in this year’s exhibition:
QN25: Gabriel: A Mantle for our Steel Town Angel; 55W X 56L X 6D; Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, and Buttonhole Stitch Embroidery; Sweaters, Tee-Shirts, Ties, and Blanket.
This work is composed of ordinary re-used materials. The archangel, Gabriel, presides over water, making them the perfect angel to protect a town of three rivers. The mantle, like a quilt, serves the practical function of warmth and protection from the elements. In this case, it also serves as the symbolic divine representation.
The History Center has put me in a retrospective mood to observe the scope of my work in the Quilt National context. Here are the pieces from my first acceptance in 1987 and this year’s acceptance:
Two pieces accepted in partnership with Leslie Golomb Hartman in 1997 & 2001:
And two made of tee-shirt remnants, Tree of Life in 2011 and Rasiel’s Mantle in 2017:
Time flies when you are having fun!!!
BubbeWisdom 
WOW….. you do keep your self busy and we all profit!! Gabriel is my angel who takes good care of me… especially traveling 🙃🥹😉🙏 LBI…. Get Ready
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