Pirated River
Joe Cunningham
72 x 72 inches
2017
ARTIST STATEMENT
When a glacier melts too quickly, the runoff can change the direction of a river. When that happens, it is said that the river has been “pirated.” The quilting design is a transcription of a satellite image of a river in Alaska in the process of being pirated.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
Machine pieced and appliquéd.
Quilted cotton.