Carolyn Lee Vehslage

Carolyn Lee Vehslage

Carolyn Lee Vehslage talks about how her career as a computer network engineer, as well as her friendship with fabric designer Lonni Rossi, led to her Computer Series of quilts, which include her "Fried Circuits" and "System Overload" series. Vehslage talks about the special meaning of the quilts in her Computer Series, in which she is attempting express her feelings about how technology complicates our lives. She talks about how the series is also an expression of her experiences with bipolar disorder. She talks about others' reactions to her work. Vehslage talks about how she began quilting as a way to occupy her time after going on long-term disability and dealing with the loss of her career. She describes her first quilt, which was inspired by the book "Impressionist Quilts" and was based on her mother-in-law's garden. She talks about her work helping other quilt artists sell their work and learn about running a business. Vehslage talks about continuing to paint, describing a piece she painted as part of a tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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Arts and crafts.

Quilting.

Quilts.

Quilts--Design.

Artists

Decorative arts

Textile artists

Textiles

Quilts--United States--Exhibitions.

Art--Commissioning.

Families.

Mental health

Carolyn Lee Vehslage

Megan Dwyre

Le Rowell

Fried Circuits Version 1.3

System Overload Version 1.1

Lonni Rossi

Bipolar disorder

Manic depression

Computer parts

Design process

Quiltmaking process

Computer technology

Computer Series

Commissions

Motherboard Meltdown

Keyboard Lockup Version 1.1

Small businesses

September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks