Soudan 2 A127475 ruby and aqua glass intermingles

ruby and aqua glass intermingles with dichroic glass shards

with the clear color of the summer sky

Brass will tarnish slightly over time and remain a pleasing golden hue

pulling the composition into a cohesive whole

The “Perfect Days” quilt is finished with 100% cotton backing

Soudan 2 A127475 ruby and aqua glass interminglesOil and resin on stretched silk canvas, the sides of which are painted. The Soudan paintings were based on the recent geological findings in the Soudan Iron Mine in Tower, Minnesota. The found imagery from the minerals in the mine was a departure point for the abstract works. The ancient waters in the mine hosts organisms that formed 2. 7 billion years ago, when a sea was thought to have covered the region. Geological formations found in the mine are