{"product_id":"innocence-hollis-chatelain","title":"Innocence","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis amazing quilt won Viewer's Choice at Houston 2011. Hollis used paints and thread painting to create the boy and the hidden images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist Statement:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInnocence is based on a dream I had.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the dream, I was standing at one end of a very large room. At the other end of the room was a huge orange portrait of an African boy. He seemed wise, innocent and mischievous all at the same time. As I walked toward him, I suddenly realized that there were images of many children floating over his face. Images that I couldn't see from the back of the room, children I could only see when I was willing to stand close to the child. The children were from all over the world and in many situations. They were laughing, playing, eating, and working. There were also child prostitutes and even a child soldier was represented. The boy (whom I affectionately call Ernest) seemed to be telling me to pay attention to the children in our world, to speak for them and tell their stories, for they are the innocent ones, they are in peril in many places, and they have no voice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOver the many months I worked on Innocence, I seemed to feel a closeness and compassion for these children. Many of them had come into my life at one time or another. Two of my kids and my niece are in this piece, along with some of their playmates.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hollis Chatelain \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eQuilter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hollis Chatelain \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eYear Made:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2011 \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOwned By:\u003c\/strong\u003e NA \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 x 0 inches \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShows \u0026amp; Museums:\u003c\/strong\u003e Houston International Quilt Festival - Fall 2011 \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAwards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Viewer's Choice Award - Houston International Quilt Festival - Fall 2011 \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hollis Chatelain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54046609015059,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0918\/4575\/5155\/files\/24195-innocence-68-1601854446_01f8f56a-f193-4142-b7ce-1e8e3ed5202a.jpg?v=1776146285","url":"https:\/\/gallery.thequiltshow.com\/products\/innocence-hollis-chatelain","provider":"The Quilt Show Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}