Dualism Study #1
2023–present
Cotton fabric · Improvisational piecing
44 × 47 inches · Quilt top / work in progress
Overview
Dualism Study #1 began in 2023 as a quilt top for the Dualism Challenge organized by Quilt Improv Studio. The work explores contrast through material, scale, pattern, and color: prints against solids, narrow lines against bold bands, color against black and white, and contemporary elements alongside houndstooth and fleur-de-lis.
Rather than resolving these opposites, the composition allows them to coexist. The tension between choices is the point. The work considers how dualities can remain distinct—sometimes balanced, sometimes in conflict—while still shaping a unified whole.
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Year: 2023–present
Current state: Quilt top / work in progress
Dimensions: 44 × 47 inches (quilt top)
Materials: Cotton fabric; solids and prints
Technique: Improvisational piecing
Quilting: Not yet completed
Backing / Binding: Not yet completed
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Dualism Study #1 explores contrast as a design language rather than a conflict. The work grew from an ongoing interest in how opposing elements can coexist within a single composition. Prints and solids, thin lines and bold lines, color and black and white, dark and light, modern and traditional all sit side by side without hierarchy.
Traditional patterns such as houndstooth and fleur-de-lis are placed alongside contemporary fabrics, emphasizing difference while maintaining balance. The composition is intentionally structured yet intuitive, reflecting how dualities shape both visual design and lived experience.
This study is less about choosing sides than acknowledging tension, contrast, and coexistence as essential parts of the whole.
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Created for the Dualism Challenge organized by Quilt Improv Studio, this quilt top was developed through improvisational construction. The composition pairs opposing visual systems: solids with prints, narrow lines with broad bands, color with black and white, and contemporary fabrics with motifs such as houndstooth and fleur-de-lis.
The work remains a quilt top. Quilting, backing, and binding will be documented when the piece is completed.