Kaleidoscopic XXXIII: Shards

Paula Nadelstern

57 x 64.75 inches

2008

ARTIST STATEMENT

In this quilt, the idea of fragments is interpreted literally. The kaleidoscopes are “broken” into pieces and “cemented” back together with irregularly stitched silver-gray fabric suggesting grout. The broken shards required the creation of entire triangular wedges that were then deconstructed and reassembled into shattered mandalas. The labor-intensive process required eighteen months to complete.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES

Cottons, silk

Machine pieced, hand quilted