Healdsburg Oaks

Name/Title

Healdsburg Oaks

Entry/Object ID

SC.33

Collection

Studio Art Quilt Associates

Made/Created

Artist

Priscilla Read

Dimensions

Height

34 in

Width

38 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Artist Commentary

Label

Just about anywhere you look in California, you’ll see oak trees. The resilient oak has withstood droughts and made a comeback after fires. A group of glorious, backlit oaks caught my eye on a walk after non-stop rain during a quilt retreat in Healdsburg. For printing, I played up the blue and gold. Trapunto is used to add depth, and hand embroidery and machine quilting suggest the texture of the bark and twigs.