Scott Murkin


Metamorphosis I
38" h x 16" w
Scott A. Murkin, c.2006
Detail photo below

Katherine McNeese Collection
Gold Donor

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Cotton; suede leather; paint; ink; cotton batting; cotton, rayon and polyester threads. Pleating; machine reverse applique; discharge; painting; inking by direct application and by marker; machine quilting; faced edge with inserts.  

A half yard of commercial cotton fabric was manipulated and marked by various techniques creating a collaboration between the artist and the fabric designer.  The final look is reminiscent of ancient decorations on a tanned hide or beaten tree bark.

Taking my cue from the layered structure of the quilt that has become my chosen medium of artistic expression, much of my work has to do with layers, both literal and figurative.  Layers of color, light, pattern. Layers of meaning.  Layers of materials.  Layers that occur in nature and those created by the hand of man and then added to and altered by the passage of time, the layer working in the fourth dimension.

Some pieces explore a particular aspect of these layers, while others combine multiple aspects of the theme of layering.  My most successful works combine a vivid image when viewed from several feet away with extra rewards for the viewer who takes the time to move in and examine them more closely.

Scott Murkin is a Family Practice and Occupational Medicine specialist from North Carolina.  Originally from a quilting family in Illinois, he currently designs original quilts for the bed and wall.  Scott exhibits nationally and internationally, has his textile artworks in prestigious public and private collections and has had his quilts appear in numerous publications including American Quilter, Quilter"s Newsletter Magazine, Quiltmaker, Quilting Quarterly and Great American Quilts.  

Scott is an NQA Certified Quilt Judge who has judged throughout the country, including American Quilters Society and International Quilt Association.   In addition to judging quilt shows, he enjoys doing programs and workshops for guilds, festivals and quilt shops.  Scott and his wife Mary have homeschooled their two children for the past seven years.  
 


Metamorphosis I - Detail