Seeing Through to the Light by Bobbi Baugh

Quilt artist Bobbi Baugh discusses her piece "Seeing Through to the Light" in the ‪@SAQAArtquilt‬ exhibition "Light the World" on display at the ‪@brighamcitymuseums‬ June 24-September 23, 2023.
I stood in the quiet of pine needles off a county road in rural South Carolina. Sunlight filtered through tree branches where once, long ago, a roof had been. The light defined a tangle of overgrown vines, revealing an intricate complexity. In that isolated place, what might have been frightening and eerie was made mysteriously beautiful. I wondered what had happened to this little house. Who had lived here? Where were they now? Without answers to those questions, the patterns revealed by the light inspired me to give voice to what I saw. Light cut through emotional darkness and loss, resurrecting abandonment as art.
Materials: Acrylic paints and mediums, muslin, sheer polyester, polyester felt, eco felt
Techniques: Monoprinted, resist and relief printed, painted, collaged, machine stitched