Kristy Moeller Ottinger

Kristy Moeller Ottinger

Greeneville, TN

Ottinger’s exquisitely detailed story quilts show her artful, sewing skills, as well as her talent for incorporating found objects that enhance the stories.

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Chapter 1: Off to Babylon or How I Spent My Summer Vacation 605 BC by Kristy Moeller Ottinger Image: Daniel chapter 1
Daniel chapter 1
Chapter 1: Off to Babylon or How I Spent My Summer Vacation 605 BC by Kristy Moeller Ottinger Image: detail

Chapter 1: Off to Babylon or How I Spent My Summer Vacation 605 BC

  • Cotton, wool, ultra-suede, fingernail polish, gold paint, metal, buttons, sequins, zipper
  • 43 x 51 x 1.5 in
    (109.22 x 129.54 x 3.81 cm)
  • $4,386
  • Kristy Moeller Ottinger
  • Available
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Mullticolored surface with many symbolic elements. Heavily embellished with found objects. The quilt incorporates Hebrew and English writing. A yellow ribbon undulates on and off the picture plane which keeps the eye moving. The center panel is a tea towel with Bruegel's Tower of Babel.

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Chapter 8: Ram of Persia by Kristy Moeller Ottinger
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Chapter 12: The Wise Will Understand by Kristy Moeller Ottinger
Chapter 11: Royal Game of Ur by Kristy Moeller Ottinger
Chapter 10: Michael Came to Help by Kristy Moeller Ottinger
Chapter 6: Smell the Lions' Breath by Kristy Moeller Ottinger
Chapter 4, Don't Make Me Eat Grass, Again by Kristy Moeller Ottinger
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