Kay Khan wanted to become a furniture maker and started a job in reupholstery where she learned complex 3D textile art techniques.
Winners The Festival of Quilts 2018: Winner Handi Quilter Best In Show sponsored by Winner Fine Art Quilt Masters sponsored by Vlieseline Winner The Quilters’ Guild Challenge sponsored by Bernina First Prize Second Prize Third Prize…Read more ›
“Elizabeth Talford Scott: Upside-Downwards” is on view now as part of the Goya Contemporary gallery’s 20th anniversary programming.
Shannon Conley has been crafty since she was a kid. Fiber art was a logical outgrowth, and the transition to art was more about mindset than materials.
Shannon Conley has been crafty since she was a kid. Fiber art was a logical outgrowth, and the transition to art was more about mindset than materials.
Kay Khan wanted to become a furniture maker and started a job in reupholstery where she learned complex 3D textile art techniques.
Shannon Conley has been crafty since she was a kid. Fiber art was a logical outgrowth, and the transition to art was more about mindset than materials.
Part of the 2016 Pacific International Quilt Festival was the World Quilt Competition XX , which is a special exhibition within the larger P...
Review of Sanford Biggers's exhibition of new quilt-based sculptures, which create an Afrofuturist history of the Underground Railroad
Contest "Imagine" I had the honor to be part of the jury of the 2014 contest. Here are some of the selected quilts, impossible to show them all! J'ai eu l'honneur de faire partie du jury du concours 2014. Voici quelques quilts sélectionnés, impossible de les montrer tous! Chang Misun, Corée du Sud, 250 Imagines of the Sewol Ferry Marita Lappalainen, Finlande, Sweet City Maria Stoller, Switzerland, ...all the people... Blandina Daria, Italy, Diconnection Trees Diane Melms, USA, Jubilo Marianne Burr, USA, Cosmic Communication Teresa Gai, Italy, Dreaming Sabine Schneider, Germany, Behind Windows Reiko Saito, Japan, Imagine the Future Suze Termaat, The Netherlands, Imagine Monika Schiwy-Jessen, Germany, Breaking Through 1rst Prize of the Contest Gyöngyi Varadi, Hungary, Exoplanet Rahel Elran, Israel, Premordial #2 Carrefour 1 Carrefour 3 Carrefour 4 Carrefour 5 Carrefour 6 Carrefour 7
Chilean textile artist Serena Garcia Dalla Venezia creates thoughtfully composed arrangements of hand-sewn fabric balls, producing texture and depth by grouping together dozens of differently sized and shaped spheres. Appearing almost like organic growths, her works seem to be transforming before your eyes, which makes sense when you consider her fascination with accumulation and chaos. You can see more of Venezia’s smaller works and large-scale installations on her website. (via The Jealous Curator) More
This post is the first in a series of three “Finish Line” posts featuring students who excel at fabric collage. The three I chose—Darlene Determan, Joanne Hannon Shaw, and Marilyn David…
Kay Khan wanted to become a furniture maker and started a job in reupholstery where she learned complex 3D textile art techniques.
Kay Khan wanted to become a furniture maker and started a job in reupholstery where she learned complex 3D textile art techniques.
Leonie Castelino creates intricate Bojagi art making reflecting on societal issues with visible seam lines and color choices.
Take a closer look at these rainbow-colored textile sculptures from Serena Garcia Dalla Venezia!
Quilt Making in Three Dimensions: This project investigates the geometry embedded in visual art and quilt making, through the creation of a rhombic dodecahedron, which is a convex polyhedron or three-dimensional shape with flat polygonal (fractal) faces, straight edges and sharp cor…
Andrea Myers is an artist and self-described "maker" based in Ohio. Blending forms of sculpture, painting and fiber arts, she creates collage-like sculptures, wall hangings and installations that explore the space between the two- and three-dimensional. Her works also reflect her deep interest in the process of manipulating "flat" materials, such as fabrics, felt, wood and paper, to create dynamic, multi-dimensional works of art.
An exceptional African-American quilt made in rural Mcintosh County, Georgia, no later than 1900 and most likely somewhat earlier. This incredible piece of handiwork has much in common with the well-known quilts of Gee's Bend, but is a much earlier, independent creation, probably crafted by a former slave from scraps of used work clothing. The overall effect is nothing less than a strong pre-cursor to 20th century. abstract art. Michael Kimmelman's review of the Gee's Bend quilts in the New York Times called them 'some of the most miraculous works of modern art American has produced' and went on to describe them as a version of Matisse and Klee arising in the rural South. This quilt clearly falls into the same category. Originally part of the collection of African-American art expert, Carroll Greene, of Savannah, Georgia. It was sourced from his estate after his death in 2007.
The artist's solo exhibition at Marianne Boesky Gallery opens September 7
Fiber Installation Art by Tezuka Fumie
Judith Scott was a fiber artist who overcame immense obstacles throughout her life, only to be made stronger and more creatively-driven by them.
In this art quilt the viewer looks at a desert sunset with 3 layered windows in the center.. 42" x 23". A long piece of silk ikat hangs on the left with tassels remaining.
Repeat after me. It's process not product. It's process not product. It's process not product. Each day that mantra challenges me to let go and dive in without expectations, without end goals, without success or failure. So this past week has been all about play. I have been slicing, dicing, scribb
Kay Khan wanted to become a furniture maker and started a job in reupholstery where she learned complex 3D textile art techniques.
This quilt was made for an exhibition organised by Irish, German and South African quilting societies. The theme was Interchange Threads Connect, and one of my first thoughts was about the Silk Route, after all, it has the interchange, it has the threads, and it has the connect, too. I was thinking of making an appliqué of camels and oriental patterns, but then opted for a more abstracted interpretation that played on the interconnection of land and sea trade routes. The main thing here is the colour - the contrast between the teals and the golds and the nuances of the various shades. I machine-pieced the top and started playing with the textures. As you can probably see, I had a great time playing - there's machine quilting, hand quilting, embroidery, beads... Our International Rep Paula took the Irish part of the exhibition to South Africa and she has some photos in her instagram and the exhibition looks really great, I'm looking forward to seeing it when it's brought to Ireland. Linking up to Off the Wall Friday at Creations by Nina Marie Can I Get A Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Choi+Shine Architects designed and created The Urchins, a series of 3 interactive art installations. Each hand-crafted sea urchin promotes sustainability.
The other day I looked around and had a choice. I could finish a number of pieces that are still in process, clean the studio, create new work or drive into the sunset. I decided to let the stitch tell me what to do. There was quilt back laying around from a piece that never did get finished. So I s
This one is entitled Reflection 2
From swirls of eucalyptus leaves to perfectly round bodies of coral, the sculptural pieces by Newcastle-based artist Meredith Woolnough (previously) depict a range of textured, organic shapes. Each elaborately crafted work is drawn through free-motion embroidery, which involves using the most basic stitches on a sewing machine and moving a swath of water-soluble material around the needle. Once the form is complete, Woolnough dissolves the fabric base to expose the delicate, mesh-like structure, a process filmmaker Flore Vallery-Radot follows in the studio visit above. More
Check out In Love With Threads on Pinterest. I’ve got a few boards on there and am adding more as they come to me. My Inspiration Board is full of wonderful work by other inspiring embroider…
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Meredith Woolnough is Australian visual artist who creates intricate embroidered tracings resembling the original art of nature. By using a domestic sewing machine and a fabric base that dissolves in water, the artist repeatedly stitches threads into dense structures that ultimately become embroidery sculptures.
