Cast Forton with acrylic paint and varnish, reinforced with fiberglass and stainless steel.
The Northwest Branch Library community features quilts in their Juneteenth festival. The sculpted image of a patchwork quilt is used as a metaphor for cultural diversity and history for this neighborhood. Colorful fabric patterns (Seminole, Miccosukee, Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, and 30s-50s Florida tropical) alternate with images of hands, fruit and vegetables (reflecting the area’s history as a produce center), as well as other signs of nature and the world of letters.
This wall relief sculpture was part of a commission from Broward County Public Art and Design for a project encompassing four branch libraries in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Each sculpture was created in response to a community outreach meeting, which occurred at each of the four different neighborhoods.
