Beth Carney

Beth Carney

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Chasms

Chasms began as a personal exploration of the gap created by the loss of my mother. This series of abstract quilts, continued to evolve, probing the layers created by deep cuts within a surface, sometimes by magnifying what lies beneath and other times by concentrating on contrast.

My contemporary quilts are created using my own hand-dyed fabric with machine piecing and machine quilting.

Chasms 16: Under the Stars

Chasms 16: Under the Stars

prize winning quilt by Beth Carney
2013
24″ x 30.5″

Second prize winner in Grand Central Centennial Quilts

Under the Stars took its inspiration from the movement of all the people who have walked under the constellation sky in Grand Central Terminal. The similarity in line between the marble walls above and the dripping cement walls within the tunnels, define the line work as I connected the design of this terminal with its pur-pose, Watching the patterns of the crowds as they moved through the space weaving in and out, I realized that for 100 years this magical dance has all happened under those constellations.

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Chasms 22

Chasms 22

art quilt by Beth Carney
2014
45″ W x 32.5″ H
Quilt National ’15

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Chasms 23

Chasms 23

abstract quilted wall art by Beth CarneyJuly 2015
54″H x 67″W

Photo Credit: Don Hillman

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