{"id":817,"date":"2013-07-15T19:47:52","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T19:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/?p=817"},"modified":"2013-10-14T18:24:55","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T18:24:55","slug":"do-your-quilts-look-like-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eleanorlevie.com\/quilting-blog\/?p=817","title":{"rendered":"Do your quilts look like you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s often said that people look like their dogs. Undoubtedly, when folks you look for a pet, on some level, mostly subconscious, they look for something that is a bit like them…in physical attributes or personalities.<\/p>\n

At the opening reception of Sacred Threads<\/a> art quilt exhibition on Saturday, I asked lots of the artists who attended to pose with their pieces.<\/p>\n

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Susan Leonard with her “Silken Masks”<\/p><\/div>\n

And in reviewing these photos two days later, I am struck by the similarities of the woman and her work. On some level, this is a well, duh! conclusion. Of course our art is a reflection of our essence, the depths of our emotion—from buoyant joy to the darkest depths of grief, our memories and dreams. Of course we choose the colors and patterns we love for making quilts for our walls as well as for clothing for our bodies.\u00a0 I would go so far as to suggest that creative self-expression calls for an acceptance one’s self and a confidence to share: This is who I am.<\/p>\n

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Pollution in the Gulf, by Marianne R. Williamson<\/p><\/div>\n

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Marianne with her granddaughter, Sabina<\/p><\/div>\n

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Karen S. Riggins and her piece, “The Feminine Embraces”<\/p><\/div>\n

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Linda K. Bell with “Life is Change”<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Shabbat Blessings,” Susan L. Robbins<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Welcoming Doors,” with Deborah Sorem<\/p><\/div>\n

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French Canadian Dominique Ehrmann was invited by the Sacred Threads organizers to share her very large and dimensional installation, “Come and Follow Me.” It’s easy for me to see this artist in the folk-art figure of the girl as seen from the back. There’s an upbeat, bright, positively Pollyanna attitude about every layer of this stage-set, with many backstories to tell. And it certainly matches my impression of Dominique.<\/p>\n

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“Come and Follow Me,” with the artist, Dominique Ehrmann<\/p><\/div>\n

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Detail, “Come and Follow Me”<\/p><\/div>\n

I suppose it’s only fair to show my quilt and me (below), and ask if you see any similarities? That smokey gray aura around the pot and my face, the oval neckline and neck of the pot. A shape that’s currently more rounded and bulbous than I’d prefer, but at least good fortune has given me a richness of experiences, and filled me with ideas and inspiration.<\/p>\n

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Yours truly, Eleanor Levie, with”Vessel”<\/p><\/div>\n

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What do you think? Do we look like our art quilts?<\/p>\n

Does your creative expression reflect your physical as well as psychological attributes? As we are created in the divine image, do we—subconsciously or consciously—replicate aspects of our own image or ourselves?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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