We Are All Lights by Lena Meszaros

Quilt artist Lena Meszaros discusses her piece "We are all Lights" in the ‪@SAQAArtquilt‬ exhibition "Light the World" on display at the ‪@brighamcitymuseums‬ June 24-September 23, 2023.
We live in a shattered, wounded world where we are all looking for hope. We are now going through the light at the end of the tunnel. This quilt is based on the proposition that we cannot only expect the world to change around us and become more pleasant and livable. We also need to seek change within us. There is no going back to an old life-we have to build a new one. That new world can only come true with collective awareness and ethics that emerge from the ruins of the old world. Each person with this awareness can move forward and light the way. We are all lights.
Materials: Fabric, plastic, paper, aluminum and copper sheets
Techniques: Painted, stenciled, hand dyed, acrylic poured, machine appliquéd, hand and machine quilted