Ellen KochanskyThis is a farewell to the collage technique I did for years, which became obsolete when the couching embroidery machine I used at a local factory was sold when the factory went under. The scrap from a decade of hangings became the compost for the last of the series.It is located in the White House […]
The first of a series of quilts commissioned by Hines Interests for a David Child skyscraper in Cincinnati. There are four sets, each on a different season, so the tenants of the building have a change in their view all year long. Each season reflects on a different aspect of the quilt tradition.nine separate framed […]
One of the earliest full-size quilts, built the oddest way, by quilting two sections, then slicing them up and reassembling them. This was part of a series of four Elements, a theme I’ve used often since.mixed textiles, machine pieced and quilted hand-guided quilted collage 6′ x 8′ ca1982
Each year my team produced about ten or twelve new samples in Queen size, adding styles and colors to the line of about 30 quilts. I’d bring home orders, and redesign as fabrics became used up or irreplaceable. The team of 3 to 5 employees was headed by Lois Evans for 18 years.mixed textiles, machine […]
A familiar theme, assembling fragments from previous works, creating dinner from available leftovers. This structure, and its wooden frame generated many a car payment.collage from couching, assembled, cut, reassembled, many times, quilted 4′ x 6′ ca 1990
One of my favorites of the EKO designs. It was inspired by a depression-era quilt, in tatters but still eloquent, owned by dear friends. The menswear flavor recalls the frugal years when textiles were kept in service long after their original use. The design honors the Asian wrapping cloth, made from the diagonal scraps cut […]