by Chris Mercerhill
30" x 45"
Upcycled cotton
Dyed with indigo and turmeric
In this quilt, there is a tension between freedom, randomness, and chaos versus the structure and stability of a grid. Strips of cotton were torn into strips of varying widths and sewn together somewhat randomly. But these joyful little slashes and strokes have been cut neatly into regular squares. The finished effect is of rolling amber fields under a bright blue sky, but each part is avoiding and courting collisions. Is bad weather rolling in? Would it still be this bright if it were? The title is taken from the Tragically Hip song “Titanic Terrarium.”
by Chris Mercerhill
30" x 45"
Upcycled cotton
Dyed with indigo and turmeric
In this quilt, there is a tension between freedom, randomness, and chaos versus the structure and stability of a grid. Strips of cotton were torn into strips of varying widths and sewn together somewhat randomly. But these joyful little slashes and strokes have been cut neatly into regular squares. The finished effect is of rolling amber fields under a bright blue sky, but each part is avoiding and courting collisions. Is bad weather rolling in? Would it still be this bright if it were? The title is taken from the Tragically Hip song “Titanic Terrarium.”