Surrounded By Mountains

Material:
Silk pongee

Technique:
Painted with gutta resist and French dyes, stuffed and hand quilted.

Design:
This piece was developed after a backpacking trip to Paliser Pass. When you spend some time in the backcountry, you get a special feeling about nature. I wanted to show the fragile nature, with me being in the center, the wildlife around and of course those beautiful mountains.

You can see, that I am thinking about the highway. Of course I wish they would not exist at all, but I know they are necessary and without them we would not be able to get to these great places. Hopefully we all will recognize how important it is to be very careful about the decisions, where to develop them.