Artwork copyright Rachel Brumer. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Postures, 1995

Rachel Brumer
American (born 1956)

Location: Lincoln Elementary, Vancouver

About the Artwork

Artist Rachel Brumer created the quilt Postures. She made it using hand-dyed fabrics with appliqued and stenciled pieces. It is filled with a pattern of heads and hands. She positioned these figures as if they are greeting one another. A former dancer, the artist notes that her background in dance and choreography influences her work in textiles. She states, "I choreograph my art quilts concerning myself with many of the same issues as those I had in dance, the foremost being a dedication to a personal vocabulary of visual images."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Vancouver Public Schools.

About the Artist

Seattle-based artist Rachel Brumer creates fine art quilts. She is a former modern dancer and sign language interpreter.