"Harlequinade" by Beckey Prior won the APQS Best Movable Machine Workmanship Award at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2023.
Artist Statement: "Harlequinade is a theatrical quilt filled with visual clues guiding viewers to discover the hidden story. Inspired by Venetian Carnival masks and commedia del'arte characters, the quilt features the antics of Harlequin, the trickster, who has his own ideas about freedom and fun!"
Techniques: Machine Pieced and Quilted; Hand Appliquéd; Painted; Trapuntoed; Penciled; Inked
Design Source: Original Design with inspiration from Venetian Carnival Masks and Commedia del'arte characters
First Main Quilt Photo by AQS ; Second Main Quilt Photo, Detail Photo 1, and Sign and Ribbon Photo by Ricky Tims from AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2023 ; Other Detail Photos and Separate Sign by Justin Shults from Houston International Quilt Festival 2021
Maker: Beckey Prior
Quilter: Jackie Brown
Year Made: NA
Owned By: NA
Size: NA
Shows & Museums: AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2023 ; Road to California 2022 ; Houston International Quilt Festival 2021
Awards: APQS Best Movable Machine Workmanship Award at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2023 ; Best of Show - Road to California 2022 ; First Place - Pictorial at Houston 2021
