New Life (Nieuw Leven 2005) 108cm x 148cm (42.5" x 58.5")
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The white leaves refer to new life ('a blank canvas'), developing in a colorful world.
New life also points to the source of the leaves: the white shapes are 'scraps' left
over from earlier quilts, brought to life in this design. The Japanese characters were
added last to the design and mean as much as 'sapling' or 'young tree'. The echo-quilting
around the leaves remind me of a Japanese rock garden.
Quilt detail.