This Friday's Feature artist is Alicia Merrett and her Contemporary Art Quilts!

I especially enjoy her latest work on maps and cities 
and would love to own one of her Map Fragments!

From her artist statement:
I have always been interested in towns and cities, and their imprint on our earth, but with my move to Somerset, the landscape, the weather, the seasons, the time of day and night, have acquired a different significance.
Rivers have an unexpected relevance, and views from above have become a fascination.
Man’s imprint on the landscape is still everywhere, but life develops differently.
I observe the world around me with fresh eyes and map it, record it, and imagine it, in my new work.
To find out more about Alicia Merrett, visit her website here!

TGIF!
Mary^
 


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02/17/2012 10:47am

Those are really gorgeous. Maps are so engaging aren't they? Jasper Johns had an interesting series of map-like paintings at one point in his career.

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02/17/2012 11:54am

These quilts are great! I love maps!

Hopping over here from the Etsy Blog Team. :)

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02/17/2012 1:32pm

YOU WON !!!! I need your address ♥

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02/17/2012 3:25pm

These are incredible works of art. I'd love a quilt like that! I'd be losing myself in the colours and wrapping them all around me!

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02/17/2012 8:04pm

These are gorgeous! Such creativity.

Thanks for your kind words on my blog. :)
<a href=http://wingedwriter.blogspot.com>Catherine Denton</a>

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02/18/2012 8:20am

beautiful, such amazing color.
Thankyou so much for visiting me today, I hope you have a wonderful creative weekend

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02/18/2012 10:03am

The colors and designs are stunning. Thanks for the inspiration!

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02/18/2012 1:38pm

Wow, map quilts, how wonderful !!! Thanks for sharing these Mary! Alicia's work is beautiful!!! Deb

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02/18/2012 8:23pm

Thanks for visiting my blog, Mary!! I just love these quilts you are showing here - maps are so wonderful anyway. And these quilts look so beautifully designed. Gorgeous!! :) Silke

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02/19/2012 12:55pm

I love quilts, but I've never seen a map quilt before. They are absolutely amazing! Thanks so much for sharing the work of this wonderful quilter!

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    I am a painter and art educator living in the Greater St. Louis Area. I love creating mixed-media paintings layered with maps and geologic drawings. This blog is a place for me to share my work and what inspires me. Read more here.

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