This piece was made in response to the 2023 Pantone color of the year. I found the choice of “Viva Magenta,” a color intended to “promote a joyous and optimistic celebration” and “encourage experimentation and self-expression without restraint” to be in poor taste given the ongoing global pandemic. The bargello design is informed by CDC data of weekly deaths from COVID-19 between January-May 2023 (when the emergency declaration for COVID–and thus mandatory data reporting–ended).
42″x56″
Commercial cotton solids, cotton thread, pearl cotton, cotton batting, public health data, machine pieced patchwork, custom hand-guided and computerized longarm quilting; hand embroidery
This piece is available for sale
This quilt appeared in the following exhibitions:
- Asheville Quilt Show 2023
- Fiber Arts Fiesta 2024
- String Theory at The Cultural Center of Cape Cod (MA) 2024
- And Still It Remains: A Long COVID Exhibition, Artworks Loveland (CO) 2025
- Schweinfurth Art Center Member Show 2025
- Creative Resistance: The Art of Protest, First Presbyterian Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana 2026