Quilts and Quilting by Darlene Zimmerman

<body> <h2> How Many Quilts? </h2> After having been asked how many quilts I’ve made, who I’m making this one for, Or that one for, or why, and how many quilts do I think I need…. I came to the following conclusion: <p> I am a creator, an artist, just as much as a painter is…. Does anyone ask a painter who he is painting for or why he is painting yet another landscape? How many pictures/portraits has he painted? How many canvases or paintings does he need? NO! Does a painter stop wanting to paint because he has reached some number that symbolizes the end of his need to paint? “Okay, that’s #100, I’m done now….” I create because I am driven to create. My medium just happens to be fabric and thread, instead of oil or acrylics on canvas… but I create for the same reason… to express myself, to share myself, to experiment…. Even if the quilt doesn’t have a purpose, a recipient, a reason. Quilting is my voice. I Quilt, therefore I am! </p> <p> If you are viewing this text, your browser lacks the ability to read frames. Don't worry, you can still enjoy our site. All the pages can be viewed from the contents page. Please come inside! <p> <a href="navigation.html">Contents</a> </body>