Flora and Fauna Revisited II
On January 2, 2003 Flora and Fauna Revisited, an original quilt by Carol Butzke was stolen right off the wall of the Schauer Art Center in Hartford, Wisconsin.
This quilt brings together elements from a variety of 1850's album quilts. The original of this quilt was made for the 2001 Pilgrim/Roy Challenge and was auctioned as a fund raiser for the Museum of American Quilter's Society in Paducah, KY. The challenge included twelve quilt artists from around the country who were invited to participate by Gerald Roy. The quilt that was stolen (the second quilt Carol made using this design) was made from the remaining fabric and was part of the artist's body of work.
The 36" by 42" medallion style quilt has a central urn filled with flowers. It is flanked by flying birds and running deer. There are two borders. The first is pieced triangles and squares in red, yellow and blue. The second border is solid black. There is narrow red piping at the binding. It is hand and machine appliqued, machine pieced, and machine quilted. A label is hand appliqued to the lower right corner on the back of the quilt. It is an oval label carried by a flying bird. It includes the quilt's title, Carol's name, city, state, and a brief description of the quilt's provenance. It was made in 2001-2002.
This theft has been reported to the Hartford, Wisconsin Police Department, 262-673-2600. If you have any information regarding this quilt, please contact the Hartford police or contact Carol through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page.
Posted January 8, 2003.
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