"Walking With Jim" is a tribute to the life of my good friend Jim Piper. Jim died on September 15th from a very long and courageous battle with cancer. He was a true inspiration to everyone who new him. This piece is about all the different paths that Jim walked in life. Jim as a person, a husband, a father, a grandfather, with his family, with his friends, service to his country, service to his community, as a sick man and finally his path as he walks off into the light. He will truly be missed.
This art quilt was one of the first I made that was a whole cloth, hand painted piece. It was done sometime around summer of 2005. This format was what pushed me in the direction that is now my Fantasy Garden Series. The large dragonfly was done by putting netting between two sheets of water soluable stabalizer and stitching out the shape. It is a little stiff. 
