ChadQuilt

Hi all...I'm the artist who created this art quilt. To clarify a couple of things, the $50 shipping cost includes insurance which I think is necessary given the uniqueness of the work. That may not have been clear in Bonanza (which I don't use any more) but it is stated in the item description in my Etsy shop (ChadQuilt). Also, while I used paint to embellish some areas, I created the mandala components using fabrics and thread. I often use art media to embellish my fabric works--for example, in the quilt I did of the Gettysburg Civil War battlefield (which is also in my Etsy shop), I used paint to alter or blend the area of Pickett's Charge. I subsequently created a digital modification of the Gettysburg quilt and had it reproduced as a cotton tapestry throw, which continues to be a well selling item.

Although several of my art quilts have sold for prices that some of you would consider very high for "small" quilts, I primarily create them to reproduce the images into different items--eg, wall prints, mousepads, note cards, tapestry throws. Since I can spend hundreds of hours creating an original design and then executing it on just 1 work, it makes sense to me to "clone" the image and use it for other products. I've recently created several Christmas stockings, all in original designs. I will use the images for other items.

I appreciate the spirited discussion that my "All Is One" work has prompted here.