The Value of Gears

Name/Title

The Value of Gears

Entry/Object ID

2014.05.04

Made/Created

Artist

Judith Phelps

Date made

2013

Place

City

Battle Ground

State/Province

Washington

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

51 in

Width

51 in

Interpretative Labels

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Artist Commentary

Label

"This quilt is based on the artwork in the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. I am a member of the Cover to Cover Book Club, which reads two books annually and then the members make quilts about something representing that book. I first sketched several pictures that reflected the story, then used a light box to race each picture onto solid white fabric. Each block was then layered with batting and a solid black backing and thread-painted. I used whatever brand thread I could find that gave me the range of black to white value I wanted; to get a black-and-white photo look. I made the quilt to be viewed from both sides."

Research Notes

Notes

Awards Won: Moda Fabrics Best Wall Quilt 2014

General Notes

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Materials Used

Note

Cottons, variety of threads, metal gears

Note Type

Techniques Used

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Machine pieced, machine quilted, thread painted