Ellen Lindner: Art & Creativity

My quilt, Lakeside Citrus, is currently on loan to the U.S. State Department and on display in the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Estonia.  Pretty cool, huh?

The State Department runs a program called “Art in Embassies,” through which artwork is placed in U.S. embassies around the world.  An exhibit catalog is created for each exhibition.  This is the cover of the Estonia catalog, featuring a beautiful blown glass vase by Eric Rubinstein.

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And here’s the two-page spread featuring my piece.

(Part of the reason each piece needs two pages is because the text is written in both English and Estonian.)

Perhaps you’d like a better look at this quilt.

As part of a Scandinavian cruise, I briefly visited Tallinn, the capitol of Estonia.  It is a beautiful walled medieval city, and our favorite stop on the cruise.  Think stone city walls, cobbled streets, onion domes on Russian Orthodox churches, and long Northern shadows.  Delightful!

Here’s my favorite photo from that day. 

The State Department is putting together a 2012 calender featuring 52 of the “Art in Embassies” pieces from around the world.  I was thrilled to learn that Lakeside Citrus was selected to be included, out of the over 3000 pieces considered.  The calender will be used by U.S. ambassadors worldwide, as a gift of good will.  It won’t be for sale, but I’ve been promised a few copies.

I’m THRILLED to have my artwork featured in such ways, especially since I was so charmed by my little glimpse of Estonia.

Ellen Lindner