Pauses Between the Notes

"Pauses Between the Notes."
13" x 16" (2007).
Original design.
Dupioni silk, hand-dyed cottons, charms, beads. Machine pieced and quilted.

Collection of Anna Earnhardt

At the May 2007 SAQA conference, attendees were asked to bring small bags of "studio droppings," scraps from a previous project. These bags were swapped and handed out, and members were asked to make a small piece from these leftovers. My bag, from Mary Stardt, contained fabric scraps, the charms, and this quote:

âThe notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes â
ah, that is where the art resides!â

â Arthur Schnabel, in Chicago Daily News, June 11 1958