Marriage Coverlet
Artist
Betty Weaver
MediumCotton and wool woven textile
Dimensions57 x 39 in. (144.8 x 99.1 cm)
ClassificationsTextile
Credit LineSeattle Public Utilities 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
This piece references the traditional format and symbolism of the colonial Jacquard bedspread. The images arise from reflecting on the reality of marriage over time. What is unspoken, hidden, unacknowledged? I chose to work with common images, implying alternate meanings through the manipulation of traditional modalities. There are multiple levels of translation in the work, personal and social, philosophical and emotional. –Artist statement