"Louise Nevelson": Quilt Art by Rebekka Seigel

"How I wish people could retain the indefinable urge for self expression that seems to be a child's inheritance that so many of us shed for the material things in life."

Louise is the 6th woman in my paper doll series. She is depicted in and among the sections of her sculpture, Dawn’s Wedding Chapel II, created from 1959-1963. I admire Louise’s spirit and commitment to a life lived making art. Some of my favorite quotes describing her life philosophy are included among the sections of her sculpture.

This quilt relies heavily on the techniques of appliqué and reverse appliqué and is executed in a monochromatic palette just as Louise’s sculptures are. It was hand quilted by Carmen Prewitt of New Columbus, KY.