Sue Lewis Art

Art of the State 2025

Just sent my submissions off to the Arvada Art Center for the Art of the State 2025 exhibit, running from January 16, 2025 to March 30th. This exhibit runs every 3 years and they are looking for original work that has not been shown at the Arvada Center before. I just finished these 3 up in 2024 and this is my first attempt to participate in this exhibit. Below on the left is a sisal bowl with skeleton leaves, “Dream Weaving” and the one on the right is “Paper Pulp with Pods and Leaves”.

Had fun at the Arvada Center yesterday. There were 300 mugs to enjoy. Great turnout of visitors. The exhibit runs till November 12th. You don’t want to miss this one!

“Collage and Decollage” class at Ethan’s Gallery and Studio. We had paper and glue sticks flying around and some of them stopped here! Join us on August 18th 1:30 to 3:30 in Olde Town Arvada for more fun with “Handmade Books and Paper Making”! Sign up for “Sue’s Workshop” on the home page: http://www.ethangalleryandstudio.com.

“As Forgiveness Ebbs and Flows” and “Cadence of Leaves” will be exhibited at the new gallery space at Red Rocks Community College, located at 13300 W 6th Ave. Lakewood, CO. The exhibit runs August 9-October 4. Opening Reception will be held August 22, 4-6:00 pm.

Delivered my 2 art quilts to the Depot Art Gallery in Littleton this morning (7-21-24). I grew up in Littleton and remember our family went to that train station and took a trip to Colorado Springs. When we were ready to return to Littleton, we found out the depot for the return trip was across town. We had to take a taxi to catch the train to Littleton! We made it there just in time. The exhibit is presented by Fiber Art Colorado. It opens July 23rd and runs till September 7th. Hours are 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Closed on Mondays. Mark your calendars to see this eclectic exhibit!

Been working on some small paper and mixed media collages. These are either on a small stretched canvas or in a shadow box type frame, or unframed wall art. Most measure less than 154 square inches. Having some fun with molding paste and feathers! Still have a few hope spirit dolls. “Hope is the thing with feathers” – Emily Dickinson

Well, these are almost completed. I still have to hand sew the facing and hanging sleeve on the back of these. The one on the left, “Trees in the Sky with Roots”, measures 27″ W x 20″ L and the detail in the middle shows the machine quilting. The image on the right, “Dark Shadows”, measures 27″ W x 18″ L. The middle section is hand painting on fabric with an organza overlay and hand stitching. Somehow I did not get a detail image of this one! (Hmmm, maybe next time.)

Below are completed works for the Holiday Art Market at the Arvada Center this year. Most are collages using fabric, paper, silk screens and gelli prints. These are framed, on stretched canvas or matted.

I have been assembling paper and fabric collages for wall hanging. Here are recent efforts. The larger collage on the left is “Canvas on Silk” on stretched canvas. The top right is going to be a stitched wall hanging and the bottom image is a stitched wall hanging.

Took a wonderful workshop with Valerie White this last weekend. So many fun techniques from flour paste resist, to deconstruction and stenciling with stabilizer and acrylic paint.