Claim: Anna Von Mertens, an artist who studied at the California College of the Arts, hand stitches quilts, a process which can take months to complete, using fabrics she hand-dyes.
Evidence: Anna Von Mertens (born in 1973) is an artist who uses traditional quilting methods and textile processes to create conceptual art. Brown University (BA)
California College of the Arts (MFA) After envisioning the pattern to be designed on the quilt, she uses digital technology to create the design concept for the quilt's pattern on the computer. In order to bring her work to life, Von Mertens hand-dyes the patterns onto her fabrics. Additionally, Von Mertens hand stitches each quilt, and the process of stitching one quilt project can take months to complete.