Stars over Hawaii Quilt197997 × 97"Cotton and polyester with cotton embroideryGift of the artist1981.5.10grid quilting1531831442Mary K. BorkowskiTextilesDaytonDaytonUnited StatesOhioTextilesDayton"Second Quilt I made in memory of my oldest sister, Dorothy Heery, who died in 1974. She made the trip and it was her very last."Ohio artist Mary Borkowski was best known for her embroidered thread paintings that explore her emotional response to private and public events. She also made more than eighty quilts, an art she learned from her mother and grandmother. Stars over Hawaii was one of two Hawaiian-style quilts Borkowski made in memory of her sister’s last vacation trip to Hawaii before her death in 1974.TEXTILEcontemporary19791979 1981 5 1 "Second Quilt I made in memory of my oldest sister, Dorothy Heery, who died in 1974. She made the trip and it was her very last."Ohio artist Mary Borkowski was best known for her embroidered thread paintings that explore her emotional response to private and public events. She also made more than eighty quilts, an art she learned from her mother and grandmother. Stars over Hawaii was one of two Hawaiian-style quilts Borkowski made in memory of her sister’s last vacation trip to Hawaii before her death in 1974.TEXTILEcontemporary