by Chris Mercerhill
36" x 54"
Upcycled cotton
Dyed with indigo, turmeric, madder
In addition to collecting bright colored fabrics, I also began to collect black fabrics. The range in this palette is remarkably deep and beautiful. Here, again, the equality motif is used in a wide variety of ways. As a white, cisgendered, heterosexual male, I try to be an ally who stands up for, and alongside with, everyone in my community. At the same time, it’s important to recognize when it is my time to start a conversation versus when it is time to step back and support the people who need to be heard. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and so many other innocent Black people, I made this quilt as a way of saying to my Black friends and family: I see you, I support you, and I love you.
The title is from the Bruce Cockburn song “Lovers in a Dangerous Time.”
by Chris Mercerhill
36" x 54"
Upcycled cotton
Dyed with indigo, turmeric, madder
In addition to collecting bright colored fabrics, I also began to collect black fabrics. The range in this palette is remarkably deep and beautiful. Here, again, the equality motif is used in a wide variety of ways. As a white, cisgendered, heterosexual male, I try to be an ally who stands up for, and alongside with, everyone in my community. At the same time, it’s important to recognize when it is my time to start a conversation versus when it is time to step back and support the people who need to be heard. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and so many other innocent Black people, I made this quilt as a way of saying to my Black friends and family: I see you, I support you, and I love you.
The title is from the Bruce Cockburn song “Lovers in a Dangerous Time.”