Winner of Cathy Rasmussen Emerging Artist Memorial Award sponsored by Studio Art Quilt Associates

Hand-dyed and commercial cotton fabrics, dyed, monoprinted, painted, and relief printed by the artist: machine pieced, appliquéd, quilted, and tied.

Skeletons typically signify death, but for me they represent the essence of humanity. The visual elements in this quilt evolved from my fear and rage about violent events in my personal history and in American culture. While working on this quilt, I explored ideas about fate and precognition, using text from a Ouija board to evoke the indiscriminate nature of violence. This quilt is a warning, an amulet, and a private memorial.