By Mary T. Green from Folsom, LA
Dream Theme: Health
Name of panel: "Clear Vision"
Did you enjoy this project? "I loved this project! It gave me a lot to think about and I had a great time expressing my dream in a quilt. It was inspiring
What else could the IFC do?"How about a wind turbine?"
Materials and Techniques Used?"Quilting - machine piecing and applique. Materials; fabric, Angelia fiber, special fibers, paint, netting, hot-set Swazorski crystals, ans hot-set pearls.
What is the story behind your panel?"My panel is homage to my husband's parents, Harold and Mae Green of Huntsville, AL. Harold is an engineer who worked on the Saturn V Rocket assisting in the development of the Instrument Unit (IU). Mae Green's sight has been compromised by macular degeneration, a disease which affects millions of people and is the leading cause of blindness in people 60 years and older. The title, Cear Vision, is a hope for a future free of eye disease and a metaphor for seeing our future clearly.
The left side of the panel displays the past and now. The IU is represented in the upper left corner to respect the work of my father-in-law and the contributiions to science and technology of the Saturn V Rocket. The lower left shows closed eyes signifying blindness and open eyes clouded by netting signifying eye disease. The words hope and courage are in the irises for the individuals currently fighting and surviving eye diease today.
The right side of the panel represents the dream. A large infinity symbol dominates the background representing the future. Large, clear, open eyes with fun lashes fill the side indicating a future free of eye diease and full of clear vision.
The border, binding, and backing fabric are from the Wise Tree collection by George Mendoza, a visually impaired artist, produced through the Art of Possibility Studio. They represent limitlessness and fearlessness. As is frequently said about Georg, "...he lost his sight but not his vision."
