Fireflies Quilt

This wall quilt started out as bamboo silhouetted by a full moon, but the scene lacked interest. I consulted a photographer friend who has visited Japan numerous times. He suggested fireflies, because the Japanese highly respect these insects which began dying off when industrial polution tainted their habitat. The people worked hard to clean up the riverways, and the firefly population returned. There is actually a firefly festival in Japan to celebrate. I also asked what kind of window treatment one would find in a traditional Japanese home. Not curtains or blinds, but a room divider or screen. Thus the "linen look" border to the left. I included the Japanese symbol for firefly, Hotaru, drawn by this same artist, David N. Boyer of Rochester, NYS. On the reverse of the quilt, the label includes a firefly cartoon he also created. When I tire of calling it "Hotaru," it might be called "Five Olives With Black Pimentos." (Oh well, I tried...)