Gallery - Sacred Spaces
A number of my commissions have been for installation in sacred spaces.
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For All Nations
Commissioned for the ecumenical chapel space of a retirement
community. The design was to work with Islamic, Jewish and Christian
traditions. The text "for all nations" appears in multiple languages
below the English to reflect the diversity of the community.
Piece is 6 feet wide by 7 feet tall. Completed and installed
August 2005. Machine pieced, machine appliqued, machine
quilted, hand embellished.
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Union
Union's design is an original
and is loosely based on a combination of religious tiling work found
in both Islamic and Judaic traditions. The piece was meant to
be incorporated into a larger work but a different design was
selected. The work incorporates piecing, applique with Angelina
fibers and other materials, trapped quilting under tulle. 24" x
24" Machine pieced, machine appliqued, machine
quilted, hand embroidered and embellished. Displayed at the Takoma Park Community Art Exhibit
- January 2005.
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Sabbath
Sabbath design is an original
and is loosely based on a place in the Rock Creek Park. The trees,
sky, water and bridge are machine pieced. Some of the detail bushes
and tree roots are hand pieced and appliqued. Detailing includes raw
edge applique of the leaves on the trees, hand embroidered detailing
for the support beams and rails of the bridge and shoreline brush,
hand beading with seed beads for the bushes. Machine quilting includes
a combination of meander styles and quilted faces in the sky. The
quilt was purchased by
Erickson
Retirement Communities for use as a banner for the ecumenical service of
Greenspring Village. The quilt uses many of the same fabrics as the companion
piece, "Heavens Declare". 23.5" x 42.5"
Quilt displayed at Sacred Threads 2003. Machine and hand pieced, machine and hand appliqued, machine
quilted, hand beaded, hand embroidered.
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Heavens Declare
Heavens Declare was begun as part
of a workshop with Melanie
Normann. Melanie guided participants through her curved piecing
process, a variant of the processes used by Judy Dales or Mia Rozmyn.
Margreta machine pieced all of the curves. The machine quilting is
done in a variety of meander stitching. The piece is also hand beaded
with gold and amber seed and bugle beads. The design is an original.
The quilt was purchased by
Erickson
Retirement Communities for use as a banner for the ecumenical service of
Greenspring Village. The quilt uses many of the same fabrics as the companion
piece, Sabbath. 23.5" x 42.5" Machine pieced, machine quilted, hand beaded.
Quilt displayed at NJ Quilt Convention June 2003.