In this art quilt series I will explore the passage of time using the 25 ton Aztec sun calendar and Frida Kahlo’s life journey. Each quilt will represent a different time or stage of her journey, and the enduring legacy of her art. 

This second quilt represents Frida’s physical suffering following the 1925 bus accident that left her with a shattered spine, pelvic injuries and permanent chronic pain. The broken sun calendar depicts the feeling like time stood still during her unimaginable physical pain.

Materials: commercial fabrics, hand dyed calendar fabric, gauze, red ribbon, raw edge appliqué, free motion quilting, thread sketching, photo transfer of Fridas “The Broken Column Painting (1944)”