In the Working in Series class this quarter, I had several pieces in progress at once.  One of my pieces began with a UFO (quilting term for UnFinished Object) that I found in my fabric stash.  The UFO consisted of a number of randomly shaped blocks pieced together several years ago that didn’t seem to lead anywhere and were set aside in the UFO bin.  I thought these could serve as a background for a piece for my series.  I played with them on my design wall, then added strips and inserts of fabric including some that I screen printed with some of the words I planned to use in other parts of the series. I raw edge appliquéd some additional strips and some circles, then quilted the entire piece.
Endangered I, 31″ x 35 3/4 “
Endangered I, detail
While this piece was in progress, I started another related piece using the same techniques. Â I had none of the original UFO fabrics left, so started with other fabrics that I had on hand and using more of the fabric printed with words from my series.
Endangered II, 38″ x 42″
Endangered II, detail
Priscilla Read - Art Journey 
Nice work, Priscilla! Great use of UFOs. I’m seeing a big blue crab claw on the second piece…..is he the endangered species?
Jane
Yes. I was thinking of sea life endangered by plastics and other manmade trash, as in my turtle prints from the Printmaking and Street Art class (see no-plastic-zone-turtle-totes). My goal was to suggest this idea while keeping it abstract.
Love your new work Priscilla! What a brilliant way to use your UFO’s-especially am drawn to Endagered I.