Hurricane Gustav: Cosmic Illusion #36

    
Salli McQuaid: #36: Hurricane Gustav, 14"w x 14"h, 2008. Reverse: R.

Materials and Techniques: Commercial textiles, specialty threads.
Machine embroidery (resident and self-authored), quilting, and piecing.


Artist's Statement

t was only after experiencing Hurricane Ike -- the greatest natural disaster Texas has ever experienced -- first hand that I could complete Hurricane Gustav. Hurricane Gustav hit landfall about a month before Hurricane Ike. A year after the disastrous Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Gustav did little damage to New Orleans, but the potential was there.

After being in the direct pathway of Hurricane Ike, I knew the  phases and many of the dynamics of any hurricane: the clean side, the dirty side, the eye, the gathering, the distillation, the dissipation, the aftermath. I knew the many kinds of circles that compose a hurricane and give it its force. The artwork Hurricane Gustav depicts these circles of power on many different levels. The mood of the piece is fairly light, however, as Hurricane Gustav was somewhat a relief after the unbelievable and unforgettable devastation of the previous Hurricane Katrina.

Up Lions...Desert Beached Stellar Light Pink Strength Our Lady Planet Butterfly Bayou Bend Haiku Dragon Springrise Heartbreak Hotel Bent Echoes Dragon Fan Light is a Feather Tunnel Vision Plum Dragon Coyote Night Hurricane Gustav Jailhouse Rock Starry Flight Blooming Pond


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