Block #80

Creator

Alea Clymer

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Creator demographics

29; Nonbinary; White; Pansexual

Materials and construction

Cotton, cyanotype on cotton, and embroidery thread. The cyanotype was printed using Calendula roots and pressed Scarlet Gilia wildflowers; Machine and hand-sewn

Description from maker

Gender Expansive Joy (self-given title)

I have always found blue and yellow to be the most joyful color combination and so I knew from the outset that my block would have both of those colors together. I knew that roots and the idea of rootedness would play a prominent role in this block, as roots do in most of my work. I also wanted a combination of straight lines and fluid lines and I knew I wanted to incorporate some cyanotype prints!; It was a very fluid process, very playful, very intuitive, and it felt like I was able to express my experience of gender expansive joy!

Visual description

White, orange, and teal fabric with cyanotype details. embroidered stitched circles with orange embroidery thread

Date

2023

Dimensions

12.5x12.5

Rights

The Euphoria Quilt

Identifier

TEQ-2024-01-80