Here's the artist's statement, always challenging to write. You may not agree with it, but it includes what I was thinking about as I made the quilt. One of the good things about making art quilts is that they take long enough to make (at least mine do) that they become the source of a lot of reflection.
Fashioned after the art nouveau posters of the early 1900s, False Advertising is meant to seduce the viewer from afar with opulent curves, and sparkle, and smiles. However, a closer look reveals that all's not well in paradise. Adam and Eve stand at the moment of decision while the consequences of their misplaced faith take effect around them.
Adam and Eve might have been the first to succumb to false advertising, but they are certainly not the last. Now more than ever, we are surrounded by continuous promises of beauty, health, entertainment, and wealth. Constant distractions keep us from the contemplation that might enable us to value kindness and mercy, and to pursue substance over appearance, character over charisma, and sound judgment over sound bites. With the reminder that Death looms ever present at our shoulders, we would do well to consider whether the fear of God could still be the beginning of wisdom.