My mother-in-law had just returned from some time in California, and 4 of the 5 siblings were in the area, so an outing was arranged more or less half way between Bellingham and Seattle — La Conner, which among other attraction features the abovementioned Museum.
I urge all my quilty friends in the area to take a day and go see the exhibit of art quilts by Marianne Burr before it ends on June 29. Photography was not allowed, but I will take the liberty of borrowing the promotional photo from the museum's web site.
I urge you to go to her web site and see more of her work, as well as a brief description of her process.
Marianne happened to be there at the museum, and I had the opportunity to chat with her, see her working on a piece, and handle and examine some samples.
The other two exhibits were "Color in the Great Depression" and "Suzanis and Crazy Quilts," also ending June 29.
Photography was allowed of those two exhibits, of which I freely availed myself. Since the museum is housed in an old mansion, the rooms were often too small to back up enough to get the whole quilt in the frame. But I did my best. Herewith is a sampling.
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| "Fans with Green Centers." 1930, maker unknown. |
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| "Blockhouse." 1930, Josie Teeter Schlotterback. |
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| "Mosaic." 1930, maker unknown. |
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| "Rose of Sharon." 1950, maker unknown. |
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| "Circle Star with 8 Point Star." 1940, Jose Teeter Schlotterback. |
The third exhibit featured suzanis and related works.
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