Martyred Milk

Martyred Milk
© 2007 Mark Patro
36"x36"

This quilt is dedicated to the memory of Harvey Milk, the first elected openly gay political figure in the United states. My effort here was to contrast the violence of his death with colors and frill which represent his life and sexual orientation.

This quilt is the assembly of a digitally printed image on fabric in combination with paint and a hole burned with a soldering iron, and them trimmed with curtain frill.