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PAINTING AT NIGHT Anna Wallace, "Toy Block Quilt #2"
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Anna Wallace, "Toy Block Quilt #2"

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$225. Textiles, 8 in x 12 in, 2022.

Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.

Artist Statement

The Toy Block Quilt series began around the time my son had his first birthday. Blocks entered the nursery and as we moved them around together I was instantly reminded of quilt patterns. Simple squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles have the ability to create the most beautiful arrangements of pattern and composition. I began stealing away while my son was occupied elsewhere to have time alone with the blocks creating different compositions. I created one-to-one translations of the blocks into pattern pieces and sewed small quilts in a matching scale to the actual blocks. For me it was a reductionist way of working - focusing only on composition and color palate - yet also contained a necessary tie to my child.

Artist Bio

Anna Wallace is an artist and an educator living in Durham, NC with her husband and young son. She holds a BFA in Ceramics from the Cleveland Institute of Art, and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Much of her work infiltrates, as if the rugs, chairs, and vessels sprouted legs and marched out of the home and into the white box of the gallery. The colors, pattern density, and visual stimulation demand we pay attention. Her practice is rooted in her experience as a woman and mother.

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$225. Textiles, 8 in x 12 in, 2022.

Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.

Artist Statement

The Toy Block Quilt series began around the time my son had his first birthday. Blocks entered the nursery and as we moved them around together I was instantly reminded of quilt patterns. Simple squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles have the ability to create the most beautiful arrangements of pattern and composition. I began stealing away while my son was occupied elsewhere to have time alone with the blocks creating different compositions. I created one-to-one translations of the blocks into pattern pieces and sewed small quilts in a matching scale to the actual blocks. For me it was a reductionist way of working - focusing only on composition and color palate - yet also contained a necessary tie to my child.

Artist Bio

Anna Wallace is an artist and an educator living in Durham, NC with her husband and young son. She holds a BFA in Ceramics from the Cleveland Institute of Art, and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Much of her work infiltrates, as if the rugs, chairs, and vessels sprouted legs and marched out of the home and into the white box of the gallery. The colors, pattern density, and visual stimulation demand we pay attention. Her practice is rooted in her experience as a woman and mother.

$225. Textiles, 8 in x 12 in, 2022.

Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.

Artist Statement

The Toy Block Quilt series began around the time my son had his first birthday. Blocks entered the nursery and as we moved them around together I was instantly reminded of quilt patterns. Simple squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles have the ability to create the most beautiful arrangements of pattern and composition. I began stealing away while my son was occupied elsewhere to have time alone with the blocks creating different compositions. I created one-to-one translations of the blocks into pattern pieces and sewed small quilts in a matching scale to the actual blocks. For me it was a reductionist way of working - focusing only on composition and color palate - yet also contained a necessary tie to my child.

Artist Bio

Anna Wallace is an artist and an educator living in Durham, NC with her husband and young son. She holds a BFA in Ceramics from the Cleveland Institute of Art, and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Much of her work infiltrates, as if the rugs, chairs, and vessels sprouted legs and marched out of the home and into the white box of the gallery. The colors, pattern density, and visual stimulation demand we pay attention. Her practice is rooted in her experience as a woman and mother.

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