Astronomy Quilts

August 4, 2006 8:27 PM

Astronomy Quilts "My quilts are to communicate ideas, express feelings, tell stories, and encourage the progress of anti-entropy coalescing order from disorder."
posted by mediareport (15 comments total)

Just got back from visiting Harwell's studio during a first Friday gallery hop in downtown Raleigh and thought of y'all. Not quite as powerful as seeing them in their full glory, but still pretty cool.
posted by mediareport at 8:30 PM on August 4, 2006

These are fantastic. Favorite art post I've seen here in a while.
posted by rob paxon at 8:30 PM on August 4, 2006

Those are gorgeous. Absofuckinglutley gorgeous! OMG.
posted by Asparagirl at 8:32 PM on August 4, 2006

Beautiful!
posted by ericb at 8:47 PM on August 4, 2006

Seconding ericb's beautiful. :) Thanks mediareport. I've always enjoyed the unstructured geometry of crazy quilts and I love the astronomy quilts, especially this one.

Ann Harwell has done some wonderful "fractured" and chaotic" symmetry quilts as well.
posted by nickyskye at 8:59 PM on August 4, 2006

Wow... I love these quilts, especially the astronomy ones. Humdrum, everyday items take on an otherworldly aspect.

Gorgeous!
posted by meringue at 9:37 PM on August 4, 2006

Agreed. These are brilliant. Thanks, mediareport.
posted by homunculus at 9:42 PM on August 4, 2006

If the astonshing Stellar Nursery only took second place, first must have been fantastic. Thanks mediareport, I sent the url to a friend who quilts.
posted by Cranberry at 10:06 PM on August 4, 2006

Wonderful find. Thanks for the link.
posted by puddinghead at 10:47 PM on August 4, 2006

*jaw drops to ground*

Inspired. Fantastic! Amazing! Unfrikinbelieveable!!!
posted by johnj at 11:28 PM on August 4, 2006

Damn, these are terrific. But what we need is a Solar System-to-scale quilt! Hope she has enough black material.
posted by Serial Killer Slumber Party at 11:46 PM on August 4, 2006

I viewed this all prepared to hate it, turns out I like it. Very cool!
posted by Eekacat at 5:19 AM on August 5, 2006

I hate these. Hate hate hat.....

Fuck, I can't hate them either. DAMN YOU, AWESOME PATCHWORKS!

Nice link, mediareport.
posted by eriko at 6:54 AM on August 5, 2006

I feel cozy just looking at these designs.
posted by Eideteker at 12:49 PM on August 5, 2006

If you ever happen to find yourself in Athens, Ohio in the late spring/early summer, be sure to check out the Quilt National show at the Dairy Barn.

If not, you can buy catalogs of past exhibits here -- I can look at my copy of Fabric Gardens for hours on end... Japanese quilters do some amazing work!
posted by bitter-girl.com at 5:09 PM on August 5, 2006