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Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? (She must have been a quilter!)By Sara Davern
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When I look back at my childhood, there is only one riddle that really sticks out in my mind. Growing up, my younger brother and I lived with our father. The three of us enjoyed attending the hockey games of our local minor league team. I loved the arena full of action and excitement. It always was a good time! Before a game, or any time we needed a laugh, Dad would ask, "Why did the chicken cross the road?" Weād come up with every silly answer we could think of, but his was always the same. "To get to the hockey game!" heād say. Upon reflection, I can remember that there was a chicken mascot at the game. I canāt exactly say I understood the joke when I was five or six, but I definitely appreciate it now!
For this challenge, Iāve adopted Dadās riddle and concocted a creative punch line. Of course, my love of art quilting was an enormous influence. So why did the chicken cross the road? In my quilt, a male scratches his head and wonders why. For the answer, just check out the other side of the road. She must have been a quilter! Surely every husband or partner of a quilter knows that wherever there is fabric a quilter will be and whenever a quilt can be made, it shall! Interestingly enough, the fabric used to make the road has a motif composed of chicken feet! Looking beyond the humor in it, I took this challenge quite seriously. I pushed myself to be precise and attentive to detail in the hopes that the result would be a work displaying an elevated degree of proficiency. Itās very different from any other piece Iāve ever created, but certainly closer to what I see my work progressing towards in the future. Despite working under such guidelines, I was able to remain true to and embrace what I absolutely love about this medium - the freedom to be wholly expressive in color and design. For me, itās a true passion. |