Sacred threads

Sacred Threads is an exhibition of quilts exploring themes of spirituality, joy, inspiration, peace/brotherhood, grief and healing. This biennial exhibition was established to provide a safe venue for quilters  who see their work as a connection to the sacred and/or as an expression of their spiritual journey.

"The objective is to create a dignified exhibition of artwork that touches on both spiritual and personal levels all those who view it. We want to share with others the experiences of quilters whose stories may be a source of healing and strength."

I'm delighted that my quilt Ygdrassil has been accepted into the show!

After a mandala drawing lesson I was so inspired by the story, I decided to make a quilt instead of a drawing.

YGGDRASIL,

The tree of life with 6 of its worlds. 

In Norse mythology Yggdrasil is an immense fir tree that is central and considered very holy. The gods go to Yggdrasil daily to hold their courts. The branches of Yggdrasil extend far into the heavens, and the tree is supported by three roots that extend into wells. Creatures live within Yggdrasil, including the 4 stags, a squirrel named Ratatoskr who must run across the branches of Yggdrassil and communicate between the gods.

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for more information about the show: www.sacredthreadsquilts.com

expositions

Wow! I have a lot going on!

The following pieces of art are currently in a show:
Butterfly garden, a summer coat, travelling in trunk C clothing, the Hofmann Challenge collection, USA until November 2011
www.hoffmanchallenge.com

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Sunny orchard, a fruity quilt, Fruitteeltmuseum, Kapelle, Netherlands until January 2012

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My miniature quilt Hurray for Freedom has been chosen for the travelling show Freedom-Liberté-Freiheit, starting in Birmingham, festival of quilts this August.
www.quiltsundmehr.de

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My quilt Ygdrassil has been chosen for the Sacred thread quilt show in Herndon, Virginia in the USA from June 22 until July 4
www.sacredthreadsquilts.com

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On May 15 is the Regionale Kunstdag in Rotterdam, Novotel Brainpark.

There will be 60 artists each showing two pieces of their art, mainly paintings, some sculpture.

I will be showing 2 coats. One brand new! sneak peek:

www.kunstdagen.nl

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From June 2 until June 5 four of my coats will be on show in Kasteel Cannenburch, Vaassen bij Apeldoorn

in the quiltshow Quilts van Goeden Huyse.

www.quiltscannenburch.blogspot.com

With love ..... from Holland

This time I want to show you my coat 'With love....... from Holland'
I have been working at schools for secondary education for 32 years now.
Always at so-called 'black'schools, with pupils from foreign countries, whose parents came to the Netherlands to work here. These people were expected to go back to their own countries, by our government anyway.
Of course that didn't happen, and now they're part of our society.
As a matter of fact they are as Dutch as I am!
In this coat I used portraits, symbols and attributes belonging to the different ethnic groups.

They're  the new Dutch  symbols!

Dutch girl

Chinese grandma

Turkish girl

Hindu boy

Jewish girl

Creole girl from Surinam

Tulips

Green

This is my coat Green
Inspiration: Think, act, live GREEN

Save our forests and oceans and all creatures living on this planet.

you can vote for me at

www.quiltinggallery.com

from friday April 1st

fruitig gequilt

In het Fruitteeltmuseum in Kapelle ( bij Goes), Nederland is vanaf heden een leuke fruitige quilttentoonstelling te zien, tot en met 30 januari 2012.

Mijn quilt Sunny Orchard is er één van de ongeveer 30 quilts.

kijk voor informatie over openingstijden op www.fruitteeltmuseum.nl

Serpent

This is my coat Serpent.

Inspiratie:

“De slang, enerzijds symbool van het leven en vruchtbaarheid, anderzijds symbool van het kwaad.

De zichzelf in de staart bijtende slang symboliseert vooral de eeuwigheid; de spiraalbeweging van de kosmos, het cyclische ritme van de seizoenen, geboorte en dood, het afnemen en wassen van de maan, het opgaan en ondergaan van de zon.”

Inspiration:
"The Serpent that bites itself in the tail symbolizes eternity, the spiral rythm of the seasons, birth and death, the waxing and waning of the moon, the rising and setting of the sun."

Serpent is a silk coat with a large snake appliqué, butterflies and lots of machine embroidered flowers.

Sunny orchard

Mijn quilt "sunny orchard" is geselecteerd voor detquilttentoonstelling van het Fuitteeltmuseum, Kapelle, Nederland.                  www.fruitteeltmuseum.nl

My quilt "sunny orchard has been selected for the quiltexhibition in the Fruitteeltmuseum in the Netherlands

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The exhibition will run from March 26 2011 until January 31 2012
I will post some more pictures after opening on March 26.