Bartram's Garden Fan Art Quilts

I wanted to make a little post here about some quilts that I made in 2019 about one of my favorite places in Philly, Bartram’s Garden.

Both of these quilts were in a show in Philly that was a collab with William Way and Bartram’s called Queer Ecologies (see the work and info here!)

The first is a map of Bartram’s - relatively straightforward. The top is all silk organza that has been naturally dyed - one of the colors is from stuff I collected at Bartram’s (leaves, flowers, tree parts, and random bits of metal)

The second quilt is a detail of one of the buildings on campus - it’s hard to tell but the color is all underneath! The cotton batting is dyed blue-green-brown, with a sheer silk organza quilted on top

Bartram’s bought both of these quilts so they live there permanently now! Stop by and visit them sometime!