Choices - Direction - Moving On . . .

30 x 30"

When I first began this quilt, I was thinking about choices:

All the choices that each of us are called to make, each and every day of our lives.

My kids are constantly making choices –

Where to live, who to date, should I buy a car? Etc.

I feel like I am personally in a constant state of making choices –

How do I want to spend the time that I have left?

What other interests should I explore?

What would I enjoy?

Should I down-size a lifetime of accumulation to prepare for the next place that I am going to live?

Where would that be?

How do I simplify my life so that I am able to manage easier day to day?

How do I make new friends?

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The triangles in this piece, represent all of these choices.  Each pointing in a different direction - toward a different outcome - maybe. By using complementary colors with related surface design, I am trying to imply some abstract connection between them all.

In my quilting, I wanted to show ‘flow’, as in a current of water (life) where everything keeps moving and changing. I used clear monofilament thread to give texture and direction to the stitching, without overwhelming the viewer with color in the thread.

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After a rough year of personal challenges while trying to finish this, I finally completed my quilt this week.

Hanging sleeve, label and all.

Now, it’s time to move on. . .