Block #156

Creator

G Bolesta

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Creator demographics

Nonbinary; White; Lesbian

Materials and construction

reclaimed sheets and clothes of unknown type (polyester and cotton blends of some kind); secondhand; hand-sewn

Description from maker

I choose the New Mexico Whiptail lizard for this block because to me queer ecology is an ever present reminder of the ways in which queerness/transness is generative in it's own right. The whiptail reproduces asexually, but makes with other females, queering the lines of gender, reproduction, and creation. To me queerness/transness isn’t just about sex or gender, but about the ways in which we challenge and subvert hierarchies of control and norms of creation.

Visual description

Bright pink background with white star and Whiptail lizard appliqué on top. The lizard is grey with a light blue tail. The lizard has embroidered details on its back and tail.

Date

2024

Dimensions

12.5x12.5

Rights

The Euphoria Quilt

Identifier

TEQ-2024-01-156