Artwork copyright Margaret Liston. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Margaret Liston. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (reverse side).

Artwork copyright Margaret Liston. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017 (reverse side).

Sandvig Bird Song, 2002

Margaret Liston
American (born 1946)

Location: Terrace Park Elementary School, Mountlake Terrace

About the Artwork

Sandvig Bird Song is a quilt by artist Margaret Liston, who layered patterned commercial and hand-printed fabrics to resembled a musical scale. Featuring a bird image comprised of different scraps of fabric, Liston describes this piece as "a colorful celebration of a bird's music." The title references the Liston's friend, Elizabeth Sandvig, an artist who uses printed sonograms of bird song in her work.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Edmonds School District.

About the Artist

Seattle-based textile artist Margaret Liston creates art-quilts that combine traditional quilt design with painted and printed elements. Her quilts depict landscape, portrait, and abstract imagery.