QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6605

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

13.0248

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2013:83.40

Essay:

"Our little company designs robotic equipment and installs robots in factories. On a regular basis I see drawings of circuits as well as actual circuit boards. Although my engineers see the circuit boards as such, I see the circuit boards as serendipitous art forms. Although I find many of these designs have a certain surreal beauty, they are cold and somewhat lifeless when they appear in the control cabinets. When I recreate these designs as embroidered quilts, the serendipity of the design is revealed. The quilt adds softness and texture. The elements of a circuit board as shown in a painting would still have a coldness and a distance. Yet when these same designs are part of an embroidered quilt, the entire design comes to life. The circuits themselves and the electrodes and other elements are soft and welcoming to the touch, yet ethereal and magic."

Owner's name for the quilt:

Untitled

When was the form filled out?

6/27/2014

Quilt top made by:

Wanner, Dwayne

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

SAQA

Where the quilt was made, city:

Burlington

Where the quilt was made, province:

Ontario

Where the quilt was made, country:

Canada

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2010

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Challenge or Contest entry

Details about why the quilt was made:

2011-2012, Exhibit Dates, SAQA Trunk Show

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

12"

How long is the quilt?

12"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Pink; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Number of quilt blocks:

1

Size of quilt blocks:

11 1/2" x 10"

Describe the borders:

The block is adhered to a beveled cardboard mat creating a 2" wide, white border.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine embroidery

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Unfinished/raw edge

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

2011-2012 SAQA Trunk Show; This is a Quilt!

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Scanned by Beth Donaldson

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum