Today I’ve chosen “Tickled Pink” to share. Artists have seminal works, pieces that set an artist in a new or particularly fertile direction. “Tickled Pink” was one such quilt for Susan. The bold yet playful use of color that has become a trademark of hers is on full display. It also marks the first large animal quilt she did. Though not full size, like “Crocodylus Smylus”, Albie the Rhino launched a string of large animal quilts that have been gathered in her “Specimens” collection which has shown at both the International Quilt Festival-Houston and AQS Paducah. I also want to bring to your attention a recent field trip by two of Susan’s students to visit “Tickled Pink” when it was on display in Scotland.
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