Bethan Ash - quilt artist                                                     gallery

Chasing the Dragon

The quilt symbolises addiction and its many forms.

The inner circle represents the central core and craving of addiction. In the work shapes distort and waiver, reaching out for help, as they try to escape from the enticement and force which is at the centre of their addiction.

Year: 2001 | Size: 100 x 95cms.

Media: Silk, satin, cotton and metallic fabric upper. Cotton filling and backing

Method: Improvisational cut and stitched wall quilt. Machine pieced, quilted and stitched.

Textile collection: The American Museum of Arts and Design, USA