Postcard Quilt, 2025
4 ft. x 2 in. x 5 ft.
64 postcards, black, blue, grey, and red embroidery and sashiko thread.
The Post Card Quilt is a reworking of the definition of a quilt, and also an homage to the artist's family. Each card is addressed and mailed to the location of Liberty Cycle, which was a local bicycle shop owned and operated by the Cordasco family, and also their home. The building was a melding of public and private, work and play, community and the space between its members. The artist’s father, Greg Cordasco, opened the shop in 1992. During its 25+ years of operation, community members sent postcards to the shop, which Greg then adhered to the ceiling in a designated hallway with a stapler or sticky tack. After his passing and the shop's closing, the artist saved the collection of cards, scanned each one, and then cut and mended the originals into a quilt pattern. The piece is suspended midair, organized into eight columns that rotate due to the subtle movements of people in its vicinity. This kinetic quality of the piece creates a constantly shifting composition. If viewers look closely, they can read fragments of postcards, and if they step back, they can see larger patterns.
4 ft. x 2 in. x 5 ft.
64 postcards, black, blue, grey, and red embroidery and sashiko thread.
The Post Card Quilt is a reworking of the definition of a quilt, and also an homage to the artist's family. Each card is addressed and mailed to the location of Liberty Cycle, which was a local bicycle shop owned and operated by the Cordasco family, and also their home. The building was a melding of public and private, work and play, community and the space between its members. The artist’s father, Greg Cordasco, opened the shop in 1992. During its 25+ years of operation, community members sent postcards to the shop, which Greg then adhered to the ceiling in a designated hallway with a stapler or sticky tack. After his passing and the shop's closing, the artist saved the collection of cards, scanned each one, and then cut and mended the originals into a quilt pattern. The piece is suspended midair, organized into eight columns that rotate due to the subtle movements of people in its vicinity. This kinetic quality of the piece creates a constantly shifting composition. If viewers look closely, they can read fragments of postcards, and if they step back, they can see larger patterns.