The Cliffs of Progress - fractal art quilt

$The Cliffs of Progress - fractal art quilt$ © Rose Rushbrooke 2001
48" square

Pattern: Original fractal design.
Medium: Hand dyed silk and 37 cotton colourways from P&B Textiles fabric collection "Century of Progress"
Technique: Hand stitched.
Price: $2,400 (appraised)

Mankind reaches the top of the cliffs of progress and looks down from a great height at the Mandelbrot Lake floating serenely through clouds.

Information on tools and materials used in this quilt

Techniques used in this piece:

curved pieces are seamed together by hand;
hand dyed silk fabric is furrowed by stitching down with glass beads and floss;
beads and floss are stitched into the purple Mandelbrot Lake to represent haze;
the piece is quilted entirely by hand.

$Detail 1 of Cliffs of Progress - fractal art quilt$

Detail 1

$Detail 2 of Cliffs of Progress - fractal art quilt$

Detail 2

$Detail 3 of Cliffs of Progress - fractal art quilt$

Detail 3

$Detail 4 of Cliffs of Progress - fractal art quilt$

Detail 4

Exhibited at:

American Visionary Art Museum - Marriage of Art, Science and Philosophy. October 3, 2008 to September 6, 2009.
Sage Moon Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia - October 2005
Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia - June 2nd to October 28th, 2005
Loudoun County Government Centre, Leesburg, Virginia - December 1st 2003 to February 25th 2004
National Quilt Extravaganza, Ft Washington, PA - September 13th to 16th, 2001
Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA - October 4th to 7th, 2001
Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA - June 17th to August 5th, 2001.

Published in:

Quilt - Fall 2003

Rose Rushbrooke
Artist