Maria asked me into her Studio to see her new quilt yesterday, these quilts are shrouded in secrecy, only revealed to me when they are near or at completion. I like it that way, Maria is much more private about her art than I am about my writing.

Her artistic process is very interior, it comes from the inside, my work comes from the outside. She feels it in her heart, not in her head.

I thought this new quilt is very beautiful, dignified, evocative, even regal. I call it the “Palace Quilt,” because I could see it hanging inside of a palace. It is going on sale this week, it will cost $450 worth shipping.

Lots of people have urged Maria to raise the price for her quilts, but she doesn’t want to, I respect her for that. She doesn’t want them to be unavailable to ordinary people, as so much art is now.

I think the word “dignity” keeps coming back to me.

I have no idea how this quilt came about or what it means, I think that’s a personal or individual thing, you see in it what you need to see.

You can learn more about it on her blog.