Teshuvah
32"H x32"W 2022
This is the first quilt I made after recovering from a shoulder injury. The top is improvisationally pieced using mostly shot cottons. The stitching is freehand, although I marked out the two circular figures to know where to switch thread from cool to warm hues. The title, Teshuvah, means return in Hebrew, celebrating my ability to return to sewing. As I stitched, and the two circular figures emerged, I sometimes imagined them as beings floating through space together, perhaps returning to someplace they love.
Teshuvah won third place in Handwork at Quiltcon 2023 and has shown at Quilts=Art=Quilts 2023 at the at the Schweinfurth Art Center, Qulits Unlimited 2024 at View Gallery, and as part of SAQA Global Exhibit Nature's Canvas 2026-2029.
