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| Copyright ©2003 Linda Gass |
| Title: Wild River |
| Dimensions: 18 x 52 inches |
| Artist Statement: We have acquired nearly all of the 194,000 miles of rivers, streams and creeks in California for human use. Only 1% of the 194,000 miles are permanently protected from dams, diversions, resources extraction and imprudent development. Efforts are underway to restore and protect more of California's rivers. This quilt is my portrayal of a portion of river in the process of being restored to its wild state. |
| Materials and Techniques: Silk charmeuse, hand painted with French acid dyes, fused to iridescent silk chiffon, stitched to a silk organza backing. The "waves" are stuffed with polyester batting, and then machine quilted with rayon thread to create a trapunto effect. Embedded rhinestones hand stitched in place with metallic thread. Panels hand stitched together with metallic thread. |
| Detail: Click here for detail |
| Exhibition History: June 2002 in Up Close and Far Away at the Lynn Foundation, Kansas City, KS. October 2003 in Fiberworks, at the Doiron Gallery, Sacramento, CA January-March 2004 in No Swimming at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View, CA. |
| Related Links: To learn more about California river restoration, see Friends of the River and American Rivers. |
| Status: SOLD. |