In the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf, I am pulling this quilt out again. Seems even more appropriate than when I made it a few years ago. This is the second event with a major ecological impact in less than 5 years in the gulf coast area.
Artist's Statement:
Although Katrina missed my part of the state and Rita did not leave much physical damage, both hurricanes had lasting effects on the entire state, both financially and emotionally. Scientists have linked rising global temperatures to increasingly violent storms. Who do we blame? The phrases in red list a few likely culprits, but the words in green are the underlying causes: the seven deadly sins and a few extra. Will civilization change its ways before the entire planet is devastated?
Tell all the Truth but tell it slant
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth’s superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind—
Emily Dickinson c. 1868
pork barrel politics carbon dioxide
gas guzzling vehicles corps of engineers
inadequate leadership excess emissions fear
diverted funding polluter tax breaks
faulty evacuation planning ozone layer hole
fossil fuel dependency vanishing wetlands
excess oil consumption coastal erosion
toxic byproducts shrinking polar ice caps
incomplete ecosystems dead zones
The poor will always be with us
Tell all the truth but tell it slant
green words in the red area:
selfishness
intolerance
arrogance
extravagance
vanity
avarice
gluttony
sloth
hubris
envy
Other ecologically-themed pieces:
materials: 434 adhesive bandages, corn pad, gauze, adhesive tape, spanish moss, netting, cotton fabric, acrylic paint
Endangered Swamp: Fade to Black
(note how the wildlife is missing from the pictures)
7 comments:
a very good quilt - sure made me think!
Thanks for sharing
Beth in Dallas
Great quilt and so appropriate!
Brilliant. Really spectacular quilt. Great job.
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Sorry, the quilt is relevant again. Thanks for sharing it-maybe you should email to the White House. Very thought provoking quilt as is the Dickinson poem.
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Very effective design ... clearly shows that we are heading into the darkness! With the oil spill, it is hard to see the time when we will be going the other way.
Thank you for sharing this quilt! It's a wonderful piece of art, and I LOVE that it makes me think ;-)) Be sure I'll come back (I loved your garden pictures, too!)
So much art is a political statement, and yours speaks to me. Thank you for using the wonderful art of quilting in a way to make us think.
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