Land engulfed in flames
The rising temperature of the earth causes climate change and is progressing to the point where it can no longer be ignored. Heavy rains, severe droughts, powerful typhoons and tornadoes, large-scale forest fires, and other types of disasters threaten human life. Among them, this work was inspired by massive forest
Red List
The red list is an officially established list of plants that are known as threatening in the Netherlands. Since 1950, nearly 500 of the 1536 native wild plant species in the Netherlands have declined in number. More than 40 species are already extinct. ( according to Wikipedia) A similar list
After the Storm
The prompt “Climate Change” could not have come at a more poignant moment for me. Just the weekend before, on September 24, post-tropical storm “Fiona” had devastated our region with hurricane-strength winds. In Atlantic Canada, there was torrential rainfall, winds up to 179 km/h, flooding, washed-out streets and houses, and
Climate Change + Structures = Green Roofs
The prompts Structure plus Climate Change inspired the idea of Green Roofs.
GATHERING STORM II
Our worldwide climate IS changing. Higher temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, extreme weather events, storms, and rising sea levels are just some of the changes already affecting many aspects of our lives. We take on what is left of hurricanes and are fast losing land, forests, too many homes, and our
Leave No Trace
The November prompt is Climate Change and my quilt is about Earth Day. The first Earth Day was in 1970 organized by Senator Gaylord Nelson, Congressman Pete McCloskey and activist Denis Hayes. Twenty million Americans participated in events that highlighted concern about the deteriorating environment. Earth Day led to the
Coral Bleaching
Global warming is spreading not only to the land where we live, but also to the world of the sea. There are beautiful coral reefs in the tropical sea. Did you know that they are now gradually turning into skeletons and dying out? All of are due to environmental stress
My grandmother
While working on this piece, I was able to think again about the life of my grandmother who passed away. I don”t know the details, but I think her life as a woman was much harder, more sacrificed and discriminated against. However, she didn’t surrender to it and continued to
Oma’s Farm – finished!
As promised, here is my finished piece for our prompt “Heritage”. To read the full story about my grandmother’s farm and the making of this quilt see the previous blogpost. I’m glad I didn’t rush the quilting part as I think it adds a lot to this piece. The detail
disappearing – staying
(linen roasted, old books shredded and snippets sew together, free motion machine embroidery, photo transfer) Paul Cézanne once said: “You have to hurry if you want to see something, everything disappears…” He is addressing impermanence – much, almost everything, is impermanent. Our life is fleeting. But what remains is the