Carlo Rovelli describes the laws of Quantum Mechanics, “where everything that exists is never stable….our world is a continuous, restless swarming of things……a world of happenings, not of things.” Fascinated by this in relation to my ongoing work with forces and reactions I wanted to use my fabric ‘Tracks’ for this quilt project. Tracks is a design that works with line bleeding into the structure of fabric. Each line is a repetition of movement but never an exact repetition because it is human and each time the line is made the conditions are slightly changed. Cutting through this fabric I have created a disrupted square spiral moving inward and moving outward - to the centre of things and out to the great unknown. I liked this idea in relation to a bed quilt under which we might lie and dream and create.
Based in her London studio since 1986, Kate Blee is an artist and designer working in diverse media and materials, including wood, paper, clay and cloth. She has become renowned for her work's robust, domestic qualities and her passionate exploration of colour relationships. Blee's designs have been translated into rugs, tapestries, print, and wallpaper. They can be found in the public collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Crafts Council and the Contemporary Arts Society.
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