What started as an exploration of technique - using neon thread to piece seams- has evolved into an exploration of so much more. Confronting viewers with a visual they often struggle to process, a quilt that seems to glow, causes questioning, intrigue, and closer examination. Using different color thread in different areas, I've attempted to draw the viewer into the quilt and create a radiating glow. And with just 3 colors of thread, the glow that is created radiates outward, challenging the viewer's perception of fabric and thread. By simplifying the quilting design to a grid of squares, the play of the thread underneath is allowed to be the focus of the quilt, and quite literally shine through the top. Additionally, repetition through quilting a grid reinforces the simple structure of the quilt, and highlights the seams, and where they converge.
