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Sometimes we appreciate something more for its look than its purpose. Esterita Austin took that to heart by "finding the beauty in old and corroded man-made forms that naturally combine with nature." For this quilt that turned out to be a tree growing up through and old car in the aptly titled Trunk in the Junk. Featured at Houston 2019, "it incorporates an original transfer technique that is a form of monoprinting" along with machine quilting and painting. Hey, if you can't make the car run, at least turn it into something that's nice to look at.

Learn from Esterita by watching Show 506: Picture Perfect.

Trunk in the Junk by Esterita Austin of Port Jefferson Station, New York was featured in the Painted Surface category at Houston 2019.