Jill Natasha Parker-Trotter

The Greenscapes Collection illustrates Jill’s idea of “Living Green” in a complicated world. She wanted to create a series of pieces that took note of climate changes and man-made disasters. Jill wanted to visually show those changes that are happening within our environment from a fabric artist-sculptor point of view.

Inspired by nature and the use of flowers, leaves, African masks and abstract shapes, Jill’s Greenscapes Collection shows the decline in the environment. She uses lots of color to show the once “lushness” of our environment, along with a combination of black and white to symbolize decay, waste and devastation.

 

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Greenscapes: Shaman Royalty Keep’n Watch (Not for Sale) – 2011

 

Trying to stay on top of their environmental issues, the Shaman Royalty go out to investigate the “Green” areas in their neighborhood. They discover a lushness of green plants and flowers. They know for now that there is harmony and balance in nature and their “green” areas are flourishing. But they whisper to one another that there is a need to “keep watch” because their “gods” have sent an omen that all is not thriving as they had perceived.

 

Some of the masks were raised through the use of trapunto to highlight the Shaman. Metallic paint and beads also add to the royal hierarchy of the Shaman. French knots can be found in the middle of some flowers. The colors of black and white were used to indicate decay; these colors begin to invade subtly at first then expansively later.

 

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Greenscapes: Shamans Summit, Keep’n It Green (4 pieces in set, sold separately) – 2011

 

 

The Shaman (Spiritual Leaders) have called together their various tribes to a summit. They all share the same air and hunting and gathering fields.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up for discussion: how can we retain and maintain a healthy environment for our families. To emphasize this, they dress in vivid green and complimentary red.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Their solutions they know must come quickly in order for them to “live green” in their area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of the Shaman masks have been raised by trapunto. Others are just quilted. The effect is one of a high and low relief sculpture.

 

 

 

 

 

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Greenscapes: Oil Spill (Before and After – 2 piece set, sold together) – 2011

 

The “Before”

 

 

Jill used various tints, tones and shades of green cotton fabric to create a raised relief sculpture. The greens represent a happy time in the wetlands before the invasion of the crude oil. The colors are vivid and hints of red liven up and brighten up the occupants and vegetation. Now is the time when there is harmony and balance in the marsh.

 

The “After”

 

 

 

Jill used muddy, murky and drab colors to represent the visual discord in the wetlands after the oil spill. When the vegetation and other occupants surfaced, the marsh area took on a dark gloomy presence. Now, out of harmony and out of balance, the erosion of the wetlands are imminent and the difference is striking.

 

 

 

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Greenscapes: The Original Green Team – 2009

The Original Green Team, guarding their Environment,  is the first in the Greenscapes Collection. Each piece approaches the environment differently. The shapes are different in most of the pieces. 

Jill uses a lot of black and white to represent Decay in our environment. At the end, the last piece will be almost entirely black, her take on the oil spill and what its doing to our habitats. In 90% 0f Jill’s quilts, she makes use of trapunto to give a relief like appearance to the masks.