Louisa's Quilt
Louisa's Quilt

New and found material, 2022.

An exploration of iterative shapes and variations of the handmade.

South Arch Street (Yellow Center)
South Arch Street (Yellow Center)

These quilts were made from clothing found curbside awaiting trash pick-up. Each quilt is made from material gathered at a single location.

Railroad Right of Way (Carwash Mitt Log Cabin)
Railroad Right of Way (Carwash Mitt Log Cabin)
Detail, Railroad Right of Way (Carwash Mitt)
Detail, Railroad Right of Way (Carwash Mitt)
Green Medallion
Green Medallion
Inspiration for Cedar Street Quilt
Inspiration for Cedar Street Quilt

This is a night club just a couple of blocks from the eviction that resulted in the previous quilt and the inspiration for its design.

East 20th Street (Flag)
East 20th Street (Flag)

The quilts in this series are all made from clothes and bedding left curbside – each quilt representing a single household. 67"x92"

Close-up of E. 20th St. Quilt
Close-up of E. 20th St. Quilt

In this close-up of the previous quilt, you can see more about how it is constructed: All of the quilts are pieced out, sewn together into a top, and then hand-tied with cotton yarn.

South Summit Street II (Full Moons)
South Summit Street II (Full Moons)

76” x 88”

South Abigail Street (Yellow X)
South Abigail Street (Yellow X)

Includes patient scrubs from the VA hospital.

West 16th Street (Four Square)
West 16th Street (Four Square)

The pink floral squares are a woman's satin night gown; the bright blue, a dress; the brown, a suede-like shirt. 63" x 76"

Southern Oaks Drive (Tropical Log Cabin)
Southern Oaks Drive (Tropical Log Cabin)

This quilt is made primarily from women's professional clothes and nurses scrubs. The centers of the squares are from a pair of men's swim trunks. The leopard print was a pillow case. 85" x 90"

Timber Lane (Orange Fences)
Timber Lane (Orange Fences)

Quilts as a material archive, a way to save the soon-to-be-discarded pieces of a transitory event such as an eviction. 90" x 93"

West 23rd Street (Blue-Black Log Cabin)
West 23rd Street (Blue-Black Log Cabin)

83" x 84"

South Summit Street (Color Blocks), front
South Summit Street (Color Blocks), front

Made from yards of whole-cloth fabric, rather than clothes, recovered from a house clean-out of someone who obviously sewed. 120" x 88"

Black Squares: Chance
Black Squares: Chance

This already-made quilt top, found in roadside trash, was painted directly onto, using the inherent grids as design elements and a chance pattern inspired by Ellsworth Kelly.

Black Squares: Medallion
Black Squares: Medallion

This already-made quilt , found in roadside trash, was painted directly onto, using the inherent grids as design elements and a pattern inspired by Kazimir Malevich.

DELTA 60: James Matthews

James Matthews's Green Medallion earned an honorable mention in the 60th Annual Delta Exhibition.

Louisa's Quilt
South Arch Street (Yellow Center)
Railroad Right of Way (Carwash Mitt Log Cabin)
Detail, Railroad Right of Way (Carwash Mitt)
Green Medallion
Inspiration for Cedar Street Quilt
East 20th Street (Flag)
Close-up of E. 20th St. Quilt
South Summit Street II (Full Moons)
South Abigail Street (Yellow X)
West 16th Street (Four Square)
Southern Oaks Drive (Tropical Log Cabin)
Timber Lane (Orange Fences)
West 23rd Street (Blue-Black Log Cabin)
South Summit Street (Color Blocks), front
Black Squares: Chance
Black Squares: Medallion
DELTA 60: James Matthews
Louisa's Quilt

New and found material, 2022.

An exploration of iterative shapes and variations of the handmade.

South Arch Street (Yellow Center)

These quilts were made from clothing found curbside awaiting trash pick-up. Each quilt is made from material gathered at a single location.

Railroad Right of Way (Carwash Mitt Log Cabin)
Detail, Railroad Right of Way (Carwash Mitt)
Green Medallion
Inspiration for Cedar Street Quilt

This is a night club just a couple of blocks from the eviction that resulted in the previous quilt and the inspiration for its design.

East 20th Street (Flag)

The quilts in this series are all made from clothes and bedding left curbside – each quilt representing a single household. 67"x92"

Close-up of E. 20th St. Quilt

In this close-up of the previous quilt, you can see more about how it is constructed: All of the quilts are pieced out, sewn together into a top, and then hand-tied with cotton yarn.

South Summit Street II (Full Moons)

76” x 88”

South Abigail Street (Yellow X)

Includes patient scrubs from the VA hospital.

West 16th Street (Four Square)

The pink floral squares are a woman's satin night gown; the bright blue, a dress; the brown, a suede-like shirt. 63" x 76"

Southern Oaks Drive (Tropical Log Cabin)

This quilt is made primarily from women's professional clothes and nurses scrubs. The centers of the squares are from a pair of men's swim trunks. The leopard print was a pillow case. 85" x 90"

Timber Lane (Orange Fences)

Quilts as a material archive, a way to save the soon-to-be-discarded pieces of a transitory event such as an eviction. 90" x 93"

West 23rd Street (Blue-Black Log Cabin)

83" x 84"

South Summit Street (Color Blocks), front

Made from yards of whole-cloth fabric, rather than clothes, recovered from a house clean-out of someone who obviously sewed. 120" x 88"

Black Squares: Chance

This already-made quilt top, found in roadside trash, was painted directly onto, using the inherent grids as design elements and a chance pattern inspired by Ellsworth Kelly.

Black Squares: Medallion

This already-made quilt , found in roadside trash, was painted directly onto, using the inherent grids as design elements and a pattern inspired by Kazimir Malevich.

DELTA 60: James Matthews

James Matthews's Green Medallion earned an honorable mention in the 60th Annual Delta Exhibition.

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