Blue Men

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Blue Men
58 in
x
78 in
(147 cm x 198 cm)
Year
2001
Photo Credit
Lynn Ruck Photography
Price
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Blue Men is the nickname given to the nomadic Tuaregs who roam the Sahara desert on their camels. They wear indigo blue turbans which gives their skin a blue tint. This quilt is a tribute to the many Tuareg men I befriended while living in Africa. This is a whole cloth quilt, painted only with blue dye. The many colors of thread in the quilting give it a touch of reality.
Materials
Cotton fabric
Techniques
Hand dye-painted with thickened fiber reactive dyes, machine quilted