"Inner Spectrum"- What's In My Bedroom

Making the rounds of quite a few blogs is the question,"what's on your bed?" The usual response is a photo of a beautiful quilt on a bed. Not mine ... there's a down comforter in a plain duvet cover on my bed, BUT each morning I awaken to this quilt hanging on the wall across the room.

"Inner Spectrum" (51"x 51")

The windows of light reflect the inner self, the soul. The window frames and borders represent the protective layers and boundaries we set up to shield our fragile and private selves. Even though the subject matter is deep, it makes me feel stimulated and happy. (In reference to my previous post, that's the result of the strong value contrast with the light values dominating.)
This piece is made from plain and commercially printed fabrics that I hand painted. There is both hand and machine quilting. I whip stitched a silk thread around the quilting stitches within the window frames to accentuate those lines.

1. Exhibitions:

• 1999 Dogwood Arts Quilt Show - Knoxville, Tennessee awarded Honorable Mention
• 2000 - "Patchwork Pleasures", Folk Life Museum - Farragut, Tennessee
• 2000 - "The Millennium Art Show" - Knoxville, Tennessee

PS: There is a quilt on my bed at the cottage in the "land of OZ". Go here to view and read about it.