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- Zine, "Queer Quilters Tell All, Volume 3: Community," circa 2020 -
- circa 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Zine, "Queer Quilters Tell All, Volume 3: Community," circa 2020
- Demonstration of "Cathedral" Burial Quilt Made by Zak Foster, 2022 -
- 2022
- Collections - Artifact
Demonstration of "Cathedral" Burial Quilt Made by Zak Foster, 2022
- Zine, "Queer Quilters Tell All, Volume 4: Quilts + Change," circa 2020 -
- circa 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Zine, "Queer Quilters Tell All, Volume 4: Quilts + Change," circa 2020
- "Cathedral" Burial Quilt, Made by Zak Foster, 2019 - The early 21st century has seen growing interest in sustainable and environmentally friendly burial practices. Zak Foster, a textile artist who identifies as gay, creates burial quilts intended to be wrapped around the deceased and placed directly into the earth. Foster's quilts--made from all-natural fibers--are designed to be enjoyed in life, then protect the body and celebrate the person at life's end.
- 2019
- Collections - Artifact
"Cathedral" Burial Quilt, Made by Zak Foster, 2019
The early 21st century has seen growing interest in sustainable and environmentally friendly burial practices. Zak Foster, a textile artist who identifies as gay, creates burial quilts intended to be wrapped around the deceased and placed directly into the earth. Foster's quilts--made from all-natural fibers--are designed to be enjoyed in life, then protect the body and celebrate the person at life's end.
- Demonstration of a Burial Quilt Made by Zak Foster, 2022 -
- 2022
- Collections - Artifact
Demonstration of a Burial Quilt Made by Zak Foster, 2022
- Demonstration of a Burial Quilt Made by Zak Foster, 2022 -
- 2022
- Collections - Artifact
Demonstration of a Burial Quilt Made by Zak Foster, 2022
- Zine, "Queer Quilters Tell All, Volume 1: Me + Quilts," circa 2020 -
- circa 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Zine, "Queer Quilters Tell All, Volume 1: Me + Quilts," circa 2020
- Zine, "Queer Quilters Tell All, Volume 2: Quilts + Us," circa 2020 -
- circa 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Zine, "Queer Quilters Tell All, Volume 2: Quilts + Us," circa 2020
- "Cathedral" Burial Quilt by Zak Foster, 2022 -
- 2022
- Collections - Artifact
"Cathedral" Burial Quilt by Zak Foster, 2022
- "Tiny Quilt Number 39," Made by Zak Foster, 2021 - Zak Foster, a textile artist who identifies as gay, stitched metal squares--the remains of votive candles--to black fabric to create this tiny quilt. Foster received these squares from artist Patti Shaw, who sees the scraps as the remnants of people's prayers. Foster--whose quilts are designed with emotional qualities in mind--uses found materials, an aesthetic choice that also reclaims usable materials.
- 2021
- Collections - Artifact
"Tiny Quilt Number 39," Made by Zak Foster, 2021
Zak Foster, a textile artist who identifies as gay, stitched metal squares--the remains of votive candles--to black fabric to create this tiny quilt. Foster received these squares from artist Patti Shaw, who sees the scraps as the remnants of people's prayers. Foster--whose quilts are designed with emotional qualities in mind--uses found materials, an aesthetic choice that also reclaims usable materials.