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.
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



