Emily Carris-Duncan
Log Cabin Variation Study no 3, 2023
Naturally Dyed cotton, Cotton/Polyester Thread. Dye Materials Onion skin, Marigold, Indigo, Walnut, Chestnut
142.2 x 121.9 cm
Copyright The Artist
$ 1,500.00
'This Log Cabin Variation is a study of the traditional Log cabin quilt block. In African American quilting traditions the log cabin quilt on a fence or clothes line symbolizes...
"This Log Cabin Variation is a study of the traditional Log cabin quilt block. In African American quilting traditions the log cabin quilt on a fence or clothes line symbolizes a safe house with vacancy on the underground railroad. This quilt block is part of a collection of blocks called the Quilt Codes which were used to give direction on the Underground Railroad.
With this variation I’m interested in combining medicinal dyes with the Quilt Codes as a meditation on freedom, escape, and healing from the pervasiveness of historic trauma"
With this variation I’m interested in combining medicinal dyes with the Quilt Codes as a meditation on freedom, escape, and healing from the pervasiveness of historic trauma"