Vivid, Translucent Quilts by Willy Dion Stitch Together Indigenous Culture and Making Traditions
For many rural and economically strapped communities throughout history, quilting was a necessity. Tattered clothing and blankets were cut up and refashioned into new blankets, their patchwork styles evidence of the fabrics’ earlier uses. For Indigenous people, though, quilts “hold a particularly important cultural value,” says artist Wally Dion, “appearing as gifts, ceremonial objects, and celebratory markers.”
Grass Quilts series, Dion stitches translucent textiles into large-scale pieces. More
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