Quilting Again

shelley'squilt
Originally uploaded by Randuwa.

Or actually finishing some quilts which were started months ago! For me, the consumate INFP, the doing's the thing, not the getting done.

This quilt is a retirement gift for a long time colleague of mine at school. She is Jewish and so I wanted to choose a motif that speaks to this most important aspect of her life. Additionally, by creating an abstract representation of the Star of David, I was also able to very subtly emphasize one triangle over the other one, thus imposing upon the Jewish symbol a symbol of gayness. Both symbols which were brutally used by the Nazi's and both symbols which now represent more than ever a sense of pride and identification with community.

The fabrics are batiks. The dimensions are approximately 62" x 52".