Artist Statement: This quilt is based on a photo I took of a rusting whale oil tank on Deception Island in Antarctica in February of 2020. The Image was reshaped, recolored, digitally painted, printed, and heavily quilted to the level of thread painting, with many different colors of thread.

Materials & Techniques: Techniques: Original photography, digital design & painting, digital printing, machine quilting Fabric: 100% cotton / Batting: 50% cotton / 50% bamboo

Dimensions: 40 x 29 x 0

Photographer: Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry