ARTIST STATEMENT
In my quilts stitched on baby blankets I look at several things with a social justice perspective. Then again some of these quilts come straight out of my imagination. I play with the contrast between the cute and sweet images we surround infants against realities we are aware of as adults. Some quilts show a cute and fuzzy world of baby animals that can insulate us from the from the harsher realities of a wild that is endangered. Others illustrate things like the midcentury toys we played with around the time these quilts were made.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Laurel Izard is an award-winning artist who exhibits her art quilts throughout the United States. She currently lives and makes art full time Michigan in Michigan City, Indiana. her. She received a BA from Northern Illinois University, with majors in art and anthropology, and an MFA in ceramics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Currently she teaches textile art workshops focusing on embroidery and art quilts.
© Laurel Izard