Events
Thu, Sep 07
|The Dalles
Lori Mason: A Life in Pattern
Showcasing the work an Oregon textile artist from her early years and the influence of her family to her work creating print designs for national fabric companies to her full-circle journey into personal storytelling through memorial quilts.
Time & Location
Sep 07, 2023, 11:00 AM – Sep 30, 2023, 5:00 PM
The Dalles, 220 E 4th St #2206, The Dalles, OR 97058, USA
About The Event
Lori Mason is a maker and a storyteller. The artist has worked steadfast and quietly for decades, exploring her craft and various mediums of textile art. Eventually, Mason found the deepest meaning and satisfaction in her work through creating memorial quilts for families to honor the passing of a loved one. The September exhibit, Lori Mason: A Life in Pattern is an invitation to see the breadth of this singular artist’s work.
Memorial quilts have a long history in America, going back to the 19thCentury with examples such as Elizabeth Rosemary Mitchell’s, “The Graveyard Quilt” to 20th Century quilts honoring the grief of a nation, such as the Challenger Quilt. Mason builds on this tradition using clothing from the deceased as the material for the quilt while engaging modern symbols that bring the personality of the deceased to life, e.g., a lawyer with a lifelong love of reading is honored…