The textile and clothing industries are second only to oil as the most polluting industries on the planet. I used a stylish tunic as the base of this quilt and depicted a shrinking reservoir surrounded by quilted words about how climate change is threatening our water supply.
2021. Approx 25"w x 32"h.
Materials: commercial cotton prints, metallic and novelty synthetic fabrics, novelty trims, Sulky variegated thread, tulle
Photo by the artist