The Seven Continents

Here is my latest commission The Seven Continents (70" x 40") . Starting from left to right: North America (Pioneer Valley, MA), Asia (Korea), South America (the Amazon), Africa (Kilimanjaro), Australia (Ayers Rock and coral reef), Europe (Innishmore, Ireland) and Antarctica. A few of these scenes are personal - the Oxbow as seen from the top Mt. Skinner, the Amazon where my sister spends her summers tracking monkeys, the coral reefs of Australia that my Uncle studies and the beaches where my grandparents wintered and the cliffs of Innishmore where I dangled my feet in 1991, the year I spent criss-crossing Europe.

This quilt was extremely challenging. Not only did I have to pick the scene for each continent, but I had to really work hard to make the seven continents flow together in a way that made sense both in terms of composition and color.

The client told me she had fun watching the process and I am happy that I could finish it within a few months.

The Birch Tree Quilt is Sold

The end of April was a whirl. I set up my new tent at the Amherst Women's Club May Faire and Art Show and thanks to beautiful weather, a massive email on my part, and some loyal friends I had quite a few customers including a woman who fell in love with my Birch Tree quilt! She loved it so much she bought it after much deliberation. I can't really explain how I felt about the whole transaction. It was amazing to have found the person who was meant to have it and it was incredibly weird for me to hand it over to her. I hope she enjoys it as much as I have.

Thank you to everyone for helping to make my art possible. Now that I have a tent I am planning to participate in more sales. Hope to see you there.