Material Mavens: Gail's Quote: What is Truth?

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Gail's Quote: What is Truth?

One quote I've always loved to ponder is the infamous Pilate's "What is truth?"

spoken just before he washes his hands of any guilt. This quote speaks to us as loudly today as it did 2000 years ago. Our eyes, ears, and hearts are inundated with moral relativism, fake news, tweets, and opinions. So, what is truth? Truth is reality . The truth comes from our Creator and it is absolute as God is absolute.

I found this image from some online clip art and added the quote. The water represents purity, the hands represent humanity, the copper bowl represents the earth, and the green background represents hope. I really liked this challenge and being Lent I thought this quote was most appropriate. Happy Passover and Happy Easter!

10 comments:

AliceApril 15, 2017 at 1:37 PM
Gail, this is a timely and lovely quilt! I appreciate all of its symbolism and the quotation that all of us should ponder daily!
ReplyDelete
Replies
AnonymousApril 15, 2017 at 5:03 PM
What a thought provoking art quilt! It is wonderful!
ReplyDelete
Replies
Carolyn HensonApril 15, 2017 at 5:36 PM
Well, for sure Gail, this is such an appropriate quilt for today! If only, we could always speak the truth and know the truth! A lovely quilt for Easter!
ReplyDelete
Replies
SaraApril 15, 2017 at 6:29 PM
Perfectly appropriate timing. I really like the way you made thoughtful symbolic choices to everything you did.
ReplyDelete
Replies
Nedra WeaverApril 15, 2017 at 10:18 PM
Lovely job - wonderfully symbolic piece.
ReplyDelete
Replies
Kathy HarteApril 15, 2017 at 11:44 PM
Amazing and very timely quilt. On Sunday, Christians celebrate the Risen Christ. As we've moved through the Lenten Season, I've often wondered about Pilate's reaction to "What is Truth?"
Beautiful and thoughtfully done !
ReplyDelete
Replies
Jane HartfieldApril 17, 2017 at 10:45 AM
Sometimes it is very hard to know What Is Truth. This quilt reminds us to stay grounded to truth. Love it!
ReplyDelete
Replies
UnknownApril 17, 2017 at 10:46 AM
"What is Truth"? such a powerful quote and it's answer is possibly based on opinion rather than fact. I really admire the thoughtfulness of this piece and the dense background quilting showcases the text and image.
ReplyDelete
Replies
Tricia DeckApril 19, 2017 at 4:34 PM
So powerful and so relevant in today time. The leaves are wonderfully stitched.
ReplyDelete
Replies
UnknownApril 24, 2017 at 8:24 AM
A beautiful and timely piece! It never ceases to amaze me how different our little quilts look up close and personal as opposed to viewing them on the computer screen. It is just lovely!
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Themes for the Quilts

Below are the themes on which our quilts have been based:

Round One Quilts

9/15/11 Harmony

11/15/15 Surprise

1/15/12 South
3/15/12 Element
5/15/12 Mystery
7/15/12 Daydream
9/15/12 Spiral
11/15/12 Travel
1/15/13 Interwoven
3/15/13 Communication
5/15/13 Canyon

7/15/13 Cell

9/15/13 Green

11/15/13 Comfort

1/15/14 Strong

3/15/14 Translate

5/15/14 Spring

7/15/14 Friendship

Round Two Quilts

10/15/14 Contrast

1/15/15 Modern
4/15/15 Neighbor
7/15/15 Time
10/15/15 Circle(s)
1/15/16 Pun

4/15/16 Doodle

7/15/16 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

10/15/16 Reflection

1/15/17 Boundaries

4/15/17 Quote

7/15/17 Space

10/15/17 Reach

1/15/18 Rock

4/15/18 Blues

THE MATERIAL MAVENS

We are a group of art quilters who come from various parts of the United States, from the East coast and then south to Arkansas and Texas. We were inspired by the original Twelve by Twelve international art quilting group.

Beginning in September, 2011, we started posting our 12"x 12" art quilts, which were based on themes chosen in turn by our members. For Round One, we posted quilts every two months, always on the 15th of the designated months.

Round Two of The Material Mavens began in October, 2014. Some changes were made: quilts were posted every three months, and the quilts could be be either 12"x 12" or rectangular ones measuring 11" x 14", either horizontal or vertical in orientation.

Round Three of The Material Mavens began in July, 2018. Again, changes have been made. Now those members who wish to stay affiliated with the group are free to post quilts every time or every now and then. Two, our blog administrator collected suggested themes from the members who wanted to remain affiliated. These themes were then pulled at random from a "hat," and they were then assigned in order for the posting dates. Since we had 13 members who wanted to remain, we will be posting quilts every 3 months until 2021! This date is significant and appropriate, because 2021 will be the 10th year that our group has been in existence.

MEMBERS REMAINING

1. Alice Baird (Waco, TX) (abaird125@gmail.com)

2. Andrea Willey (MA)
3. Carolyn Henson (TX) (cjhenson214@gmail.com)

5. Gail Bradney (AR)
6. Jane Hartfield (AR) (arkjjhart@mynewroads.com)
7. Judy Steward (TX)
8. Kathy Harte (TX)

9. Karen Pulaski
10. Sara Norris (TX)
11. Tricia Deck (Lincoln, (MA)

12. Teresa Schlabach (AR)

13. Nedra Weaver