Image of "I Wish My Umbrella Was a Palm" quilt by Lynne Rigby (juror)
 
 

Artist Statement: This was inspired by the winter of 2005-06 when the Seattle area came very close to breaking its record of consecutive days of rain.

Materials & Techniques: Silk, cotton and acrylic fabrics, beads and copper strips. The pedestal is a wooden box covered with black rayon bookcloth with a metal support. Hand quilted, hand embroidered and embellished fabrics. Woven, manipulated and riveted copper strips.

Dimensions: 28"W x 24"H x 28"D

Photographer: Matt Muldoon. 2007