Tag Archives: Habotai Silk

Branwen 1. Art Quilt by Dorothy Russell

Branwen 1

Part of a series based on Branwen, Celtic princess of Anglesey, featured in the Mabinogion, a collection of Welsh myths and legends.

I see her not only as a representative of the use and abuse of women in times long past, but as a potent symbol of the continued misuse of women around the world today.

Painted habotai silk, lettering, free-motion quilting etc.

  • 114cm x 78cm
  • Habotai silk
  • Free-motion quilting
  • Feminism
Branwen 2. Art Quilt by Dorothy Russell

Branwen 2

Part of a series based on Branwen, Celtic princess of Anglesey, featured in the Mabinogion, a collection of Welsh myths and legends.

I see her not only as a representative of the use and abuse of women in times long past, but as a potent symbol of the continued misuse of women around the world today.

Painted habotai silk, free-motion quilting etc.

  • 118cm x 97cm
  • Habotai silk
  • Free-motion quilting
  • Feminism
Cross Purposes. Art Quilt by Dorothy Russell

Cross Purposes

My response to hearing, via the news media, how much at cross-purposes are the actions of our various political and quasi-political bodies and how far we are from resolving most of the world’s problems and inequities. Everything in the quilt is at cross-purposes. Habotai silk. Various techniques used including painting, writing, couching, free-motion quilting and beading.

  • 118cm x 69cm
  • Painted
  • Writing
  • Couching
  • Habotai Silk
  • Free-motion quilting
  • Beading