Fragment 5—Bird Glyph

Structure
Fragment 5—Bird Glyph

Meander

Contact
Meander

Grove

Contact
Grove

Landmark

Contact
Landmark

Sunset 17

Structure
Sunset 17

Water Ways

Contact
Water Ways

Wet Land

Contact
Wet Land

Competent Rock

Contact
Competent Rock

Exfoliating

Contact
Exfoliating

Feldspar Megacrysts

Contact
Feldspar Megacrysts

Arc Plumes

Contact
Arc Plumes

Cross Polarized Granite

Contact
Cross Polarized Granite

New Nails

Contact
New Nails

Headwaters

Contact
Headwaters

Sheepherders Ledge

Contact
Sheepherders Ledge

Talus

Contact
Talus

Cirque 1

Contact
Cirque 1

Cirque 2

Contact
Cirque 2

Skyline

Contact
Skyline

Split

Contact
Split

Souptime

Contact
Souptime

Cross Polarized Gabbro

Contact
Cross Polarized Gabbro

Eureka Chimney

Contact
Eureka Chimney

Vertical Joints

Contact
Vertical Joints

Stamp Mill

Contact
Stamp Mill

Tuolumne Intrusive Suite

Contact
Tuolumne Intrusive Suite

Cracked and Cooked

Contact
Cracked and Cooked

Sheeted Intrusion

Contact
Sheeted Intrusion

Deep Blue Lead

Contact
Deep Blue Lead

Gold Fever 110MA

Contact
Gold Fever 110MA

Vigil

Contact
Vigil

Smoke at Sunset

Contact
Smoke at Sunset

After the Ice

Contact
After the Ice

Black and White

Contact
Black and White

Climax Forest

Contact
Climax Forest

Nevadan Orogeny

Contact
Nevadan Orogeny

Dry Lake

Contact
Dry Lake

Between the Veins

Structure
Between the Veins

Earth Lines

Structure
Earth Lines

Balance 32

Structure
Balance 32

Game Board 1: Power Play

Structure
Game Board 1: Power Play

Borderlines 2

Structure
Borderlines 2

Balance 33: Crossed

Structure
Balance 33: Crossed

Arch #7 Free Hand

Structure
Arch #7 Free Hand

Diminishing

Structure
Diminishing

Is Heaven Really Round?

Structure
Is Heaven Really Round?

Wing

Rust
Wing

How Many Keys?

Rust
How Many Keys?

Weathered Memories

Rust
Weathered Memories

Mended (Torso)

Rust
Mended (Torso)

Balance 30: In Between

Rust
Balance 30: In Between

Balance #27: Three

Rust
Balance #27: Three

Wave 14

Reflection
Wave 14

Countless

Reflection
Countless

Wave 9

Reflection
Wave 9

Wave #8 Over Orange

Reflection
Wave #8 Over Orange

Sunset Strips #8 (grid)

Reflection
Sunset Strips #8 (grid)

Fallen

Reflection
Fallen

Knot

Structure
Knot

Blue Tape

Structure
Blue Tape

Striped Arch

Structure
Striped Arch

Coriolis Effect

Structure
Coriolis Effect

North is Up

Structure
North is Up

"For Johnston, shape—created by color and value, pattern and texture—is a vehicle to express a complex interpretation of her complex world. Her focus is on symmetry that isn’t precise, pattern that only seems to repeat, and rhythm that is continually varied. The constant tension between order and disorder is a unifying thread that links her quilted pieces into a cohesive body of work."

—Michael W. Monroe
Curator-in-Charge, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Director Emeritus, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA