Cre-art Textiles

Iceland fiber art quilt Measurement: width: 40 cm height: 70 cm  Some words about the erruption of this vulcano, and how it influenced the climate, and people's life: Laki, Iceland: 1783. The Laki eruption lasted eight months during which time about 14 cubic km of basaltic lava and some tephra were erupted. Haze from the eruption was reported from Iceland to Syria. In Iceland, the haze lead to the loss of most of the island's livestock (by eating fluorine contaminated grass), crop failure (by acid rain), and the death of one-quarter of the human residents (by famine). Ben Franklin noted the atmospheric effects of the eruption (Wood, 1992). Photo of main fissure at Laki by Thor Thordarson. It is estimated that 80 Mt of sulfuric acid aerosol was released by the eruption (4 times more than El Chichon and 80 times more than Mount St. Helens). Handpainted, and machine quilted. On hand dyed fabric base. Available here