Jester 9

Susan J. Lapham

69H x 69W x 1D inches

2021

USA

ARTIST STATEMENT

I am an artist whose influences include cartography, statistics, erector sets, and Dr. Seuss. My work is a combination of eclectic architecture, complex machinery, and outlandish arrangements that push the limits of balance, proportion, and symmetry. My Jester series includes characters intended to entertain and delight with acrobatics, juggling, jokes, and magic tricks. These jesters are practicing their balancing act. I work improvisationally bouncing from right to left brain as I create then engineer the piece. I find joy in working larger than life using small bits of fabric.

MATERIALS

Commercial and hand-dyed cotton fabric, silk batting, cotton thread

TECHNIQUES

Improvisational design, machine-piecing, longarm quilting