“Patchwork Quilt, Small Pieces of Time” is constructed from printed steel from vintage doll houses; folded and fabricated using the traditional quilt pattern titled Log Cabin. Aluminum rivets. Each side represents a different room. In the photo above you are looking at the kitchen images (in the left panel) and the front of the house (on the right panel.) The top is made of images from a child's room.
Dimensions: 10.5" H x 10.5” W x 10.5” D
Patchwork Quilt, Small Pieces of Time is available for exhibition or for purchase.
Patchwork Quilt, Small Pieces of Time is in the book Manufractured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects by Mara Holt Skov and Steven Skov Holt. An entire chapter of the book features my work. CLICK on the title or the book to see more information about this fabulous book.
An excerpt from the book states, "Much of Berman's work also has a strong affinity with the traditional craft of quilting. When she first began constructing objects from printed steel dollhouses, she drew both aesthetic and technical inspiration from quilt patterns. The dollhouses were printed with wallpaper and cabinetry on the inside, bricks and siding on the outside, offering a wealth of colors and patterns."
© Harriete Estel Berman, 1989, 2021
Metalsmith Magazine cover featuring Patchwork Quilt, Small Pieces of Time. This magazine issue featured an article about the artwork by Harriete Estel Berman titled “Harriete Estel Berman A colorful visit with the reigning empress of tin.”