Friday Favorite: Leah Evans

7/22/2011

This Friday’s Feature artist is Leah Evans!
I am amazed by her map-inspired quilts!

From her artist statement:
My current work combines aerial photography, maps, and satellite imagery.
It is the use of maps in organizing our ideas of land that interests me most of all. Often, people ask me for specifics about the places and symbols in my work. Most of my pieces are not based consciously on specific places. For me they are intimate explorations of map language and imagined landscapes.

Map Haikus, 8 x 9 inches each

Alluvial Fields, 24 x 27 inches

Industry's River, 21 x 25 inches

Shoreline, 37 x 39 inches

To find out more about Leah Evans, visit her website!

TGIF!
Mary

9 Comments

Ana, Weird Amiga link

7/22/2011 01:00:43 am

So unique! Aerial photography is just asking to be in quilt form... Doesn't it?

MegansBeadedDesigns link

7/22/2011 03:34:10 am

Awesome work!

Janet link

7/22/2011 04:33:10 am

These quilts are stunning! I've always thought that the land looked like a quilt when I flew over it and now Leah Evans has shown how lovely it can be.

Kathryn Dyche Dechairo link

7/22/2011 06:18:10 am

Stunning work, I especially love that brown piece. Just beautiful.

Zenobia link

7/22/2011 09:28:31 am

Wow - these are quilts?! Amazing artist, as usual Mary! Great choice.

Mary C. Nasser link

7/22/2011 09:42:53 am

Glad you are enjoying Leah's work!
Thank you for the wonderful and insightful comments.

Leah just started a page for my textile work under the name Leah Evans Textiles. If you like it, you'll get photos of works in progress and notices of shows and events.

Best,
Mary