Month: April 2019

Just received notice that 2 quilts have been juried into “Evolving Perceptions” to be held at the Foothills Art Center in Golden, CO.  This is a regional Studio Art Quilts Association show with medium to large wall hangings and installations included.  Below, see “Lichen with Branches” which is painted silk, hand beading and felted wool.  I have included natural painted branches from a birch tree.  It has hand and machine stitching with lace added along with painted heat distressed Tyvek, rimmed with black lava.  The show runs from June 28th through October 6th.

Below is a detail shot of the above quilt.

I also have a quilt called “Fragile Within” in this exhibit.  It is a 2 sided quilt hanging from the ceiling.

Here is a detail of “Fragile Within”.  This is painted cotton with organza, linen thread, Lunaria seed pods and excelsior.  I have attached painted twigs at the bottom, as you see above to symbolize the brittle bones of osteoporosis.

Yay!  I have been selected to exhibit two art quilts in Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum’s Evolutions 2019 Exhibit, which runs from July 22 to October 19th.  This is a biennial exhibit featuring international quilt artists with their best interpretation of either personal or global evolution.  It’s a “celebration of yesterday’s traditions, as well as tomorrow’s innovations”.

Below is “Awakening” which is a small wall hanging created with gelli prints, painted used dryer sheets and spun polyester stitched and fused to batting.  I have printed a personal photo onto organza and used hand and machine stitching to enhance the surface.

Below is “Breakthrough” which used painted organza, shredded paper and cording as a reference to the Japanese tradition of filling cracks in china or pottery with gold.  I have added hand and machine stitching and couched decorative thread to embellish the surface.