Charles Counts

Untitled, by Charles Counts, made by Rubynelle Counts and members of the New Salem Community, c. 1965

source: Robert Shaw, The Art Quilt (Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc., 1997)

“Log Cabin” blocks arranged in a pattern called “Straight Furrow.” Pennsylvania. ca. 1890. Cotton. 74 x 74

from Jonathan Holstein's Abstract Design in American Quilts: A Biography of an Exhibition (Louisville, KY: The Kentucky Quilt Project Inc, 1991)

Stephen Sollins

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Elergy (Tulips), 2003 (source: Arthur Roger Gallery)

Stephen Sollins
Elergy (Tulips), 2003
embroidery and removed embroidery
49.5 x 53.25 inches

"History of the Sky aims to convey the rhythms of the weather, the lengthening and shortening of days, and other atmospheric events on an immediate level. By recording the sky above the Exploratorium, a museum located at the edge of San Francisco Bay, programmer slash artists Ken Murphy has captured the clouds, fog, wind, and rain to form a rich visual texture, as sunrises and sunsets cascade across the screen. The 6-minute movie is based on a huge collection of images, which were captured at a 10 seconds interval. The visualization consists of a grid of 360 (so almost 365) unique movies, each representing one day of the year, organized chronologically, and cycling in parallel through a single 24-hour period." (via Information Aesthetics)