James McDivitt Looks Out the Window - Sees a UFO by Luana D. Rubin

James McDivitt Looks Out the Window – Sees a UFO

Luana D. Rubin

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Artist Statement

Brigadier General James Alton “Jim” McDivitt was a Gemini and Apollo astronaut. He commanded the Gemini 4 flight, during which he took a photo of what is considered to be the only UFO ever spotted on a Mercury, Gemini or Apollo mission. This quilt is inspired by a photo of Jim in the Lunar Module, perhaps as he is contemplating what he saw outside his window?

Techniques

Fused applique and machine stitching.

Materials

Batiks and hand-dyes, Steam-a-Seam 2.

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