Seasons of Denali
SOLD – National Park Service Collection
Year:
2007
Size:
7' h x 12' w
Ree was commissioned to create an art quilt in 2007 for the New Eielson Visitors Center at Denali National Park in Alaska. She chose to use the view from the center’s front windows as a framework to depict the unique plants, birds and animals that live within a quarter mile of the site.
This commission took one year, using all her art and sewing skills, and required learning some new techniques to achieve the desired outcome. The fabric used in the piece started as white fabric. It was immersion dyed, painted, stamped, silk screened or stenciled to create color and images. Ree worked in units and added final images in fabric paint to maintain flexibility as the composition developed.
For more details about this commission (including a video of installation), see Seasons of Denali under Special Projects.
