All Things SciQuilts

Quilt - The changing balance of Arctic sea ice
The changing balance of Arctic sea ice mini quilt (see description)

In 2018, I expanded my toolkit for communicating science stories through the creation of quilts. Each quilt has a narrative relating to topics ranging from coastal adaptation/resilience to global warming solutions. The quilts are being shared at conferences and in the community. As COVID reduced some of the planned dissemination events for the quilts, YouTube videos and virtual displays have been created to further the reach. All of my science-themed quilts can be viewed on this blog by exploring the SciQuilts category.

Quilt collections

These are the groupings of quilts I have created based upon a common theme – a geographic region, a common earth science issue, or the fascination of ocean exploration. These collections are used for outreach and engagement with STEM and non-STEM audiences.

IODP Expedition 390 – Stories from the South Atlantic

A scene from the stern, the first quilt in the Stories from the South Atlantic collection
  • Quilt collection based upon my two months sailing on board the scientific research vessel JOIDES Resolution in the South Atlantic Ocean (started in 2021, creation of quilts ongoing)
  • View the 19 quilts, descriptions, and videos at: https://www.sciodquilts.studio/

Drawing Down Towards Climate Solutions

  • Project Drawdown mini quilt collection, ten quilts (quilts completed 2021; videos and virtual gallery completed 2021). Explore the landing page for this collection.

Stitching Hope for the Louisiana Coast

Nine full-size quilts completed 2018-2021; blog posts/videos completed 2020-2021. Explore the landing page for this collection.

Endangered Species Act

First quilt in the Endangered Species Act mini quilt collection

Endangered species mini-quilt collection, for the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (sea turtles, butterflies, sharks, whale sharks, bees, penguins, bald eagles (started in 2022, creation of mini quilts ongoing)). First quilt of the collection is featured on this page. Explore the landing page for the entire collection (on Google Sites).

Processing the Policies

To get ready for the 2024 elections, I generated a quilt for my front door to encourage everyone to vote. Then, after the election results were announced, I created additional quilts to help process the quick changes taking place in funding, access, science (including my discipline and my research), and more. Explore the landing page for the growing collection.

Themed quilts across collections

I have also been generating quilts that are data visualizations and ones that include puzzles to solve (what I like to call gamified quilts). Below is an example of one of my data visualization quilts.