Tunnel Vision: Cosmic Illusion #33
Salli McQuaid: #33: Tunnel Vision,
33"w x 24"h, 2008. Detail R.
Artist's Statement
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were in Chama, NM, June 16, 2008, at the first run of the newly-restored
Locomotive #315 departing from Chama into the Colorado mountains and
operated by the Cumbres-Toltec Scenic railroad. The old #315 was
restored by Durango Railroad Historical Society (Durango, CO). Tunnel Vision commemorates that momentous rail fan occasion. It juxtaposes Colorado Mountain and Northern NM imagery and symbolism. To the delight of rail fans taking this first run, a brown bear was spotted loping along the tracks. You can find a brown bear hiding in the trees of Tunnel Vision. A Cumbres-Toltec souvenir railroad pin given out on that historic run is collaged to the quilt. The artwork contains my original machine embroidery of the locomotive as I picture it winding through the Rockies during the dead of winter. The Chama region aura is thick with Native American custom, history, and imagery; and on Tunnel Vision's periphery I referred to that intangible world. Private Collection: Walla Walla, WA, USA |
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