 An architect by training, Valerie Goodwin got interested in quilts when teaching architectural design classes at Florida A&M University. Her students investigated parallels between architecture and quilting as an introduction to ideas about composition, ordering systems, color and pattern. Her quilts are a continuation of that investigation, through the use of collage, layering, transparency, density and improvisation. The quilt to the right is called “City Grid II” and is 39×46. She’s got lots of other examples on her website. |
Thanks for that. I’d seen Leah Evans work (and love it), but hadn’t heard of other map quilters. I am fascinated by the concept. (Actually, all things map-related)…