Giant Kite with Shadow

Giant Kite with Shadow
(Barrilete Gigante con Sombra)
Series IV, 2002

Size: 56" X 68 1/2 "

Materials: 100% Guatemalan hand-woven textiles, Indonesian batiks, African geometric fabric, US cottons, hand-dyed cottons, black netting

Technique: Machine pieced and free-motion quilted

Description:
Kites are very much a part of our indigenous traditions. Every year on November 1st, we celebrate the "Day of the Dead". Beautifully decorated huge kites, that may measure up to 15 feet across, are flown to carry the souls of the dead to Heaven. A great deal of realism has been achieved in this rendering, by the careful placement of light and dark fabrics that suggest sunshine and shadow.
Quilted by Beverly Rodgers