This quilt was inspired by an inhabited initial from a twelfth century German manuscript which depicted an S-shaped dragon. I love the colors and vibrancy of illuminated manuscripts and the emotion with which illuminations can imbue their associated text. While making this quilt I meditated on all the lush, rich S-words that the dragon brought to mind: slithery, shimmering, saturated, symphonic, spectral....
2011, 27.5 x 30, $500
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