Inspired by the street art, signage, and graffiti in city neighborhoods, Ahlstrom takes digital photos of found images, sampling and remixing them into pop art-inspired quilts. Using hundreds of digital photographs, she designs collages by computer, makes paper patterns, and hand-cuts and sews quilts. The resulting quilts, made of silk and cotton and stretched onto frames, are tactile visual postcards of urban environments. They re-imagine the urban landscape and re-invent quilting as a pop art medium. Amy was Artist in Residence at SJMQT from October to December of 2016.

Techniques: Machine Appliquéd, free-motion quilting
Culture: American
Geographic Location: North and Central America, United States
Credit Line: Gift of the Artist