Two Pieces

Intimate Spaces

Last year I was invited to enter the Dinner at Eight group show, which traveled to two or three venues in the U.S. This was my entry. It's stitched with pearl cotton thread. I had showed it in an earlier post, too.

This year's theme was Exquisite Moment. I struggled with what that meant and how to portray that within the format of 24" x 60". I finally came to a decision of using nature--for nature is exquisite.  I chose a magnificent, ancient juniper that grows right next to Hwy 50 in Meyers, CA, a very small town near South Lake Tahoe. People drive by this magnificent tree and take little notice of it's grandeur and beauty.

As you can see, I'm partial to yellow/ green--and my very favorite color combination at this moment is yellow/green and blue/violet. It's painted with textile paint and will be quilted with monofilament thread.

Here's my submission, Ancient Juniper (this photo was taken prior to my quilting, sorry):

You can see this piece at the Long Beach Quilt Show this summer or Houston's show in the fall.

New Show

This is part of the press release for a show I've been asked to participate in, Milestones: Textiles of Transition. It sounds really interesting, doesn't it? 

I love the work of Susan Else and Diedre Scherer and have started researching the other artists' work now. 

I look forward to seeing all the different art forms come together in such a diverse group of artists and feel very lucky to be apart of the show. The reception is June 2. Hope I see you there.

Milestones: Textiles of Transition

I am so fortunate to have been asked to participate in Milestones: Textiles of Transition at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. Deborah Corsini, the director, is curating the show, featuring antique and contemporary pieces. The show runs May 8 through July 21. The reception will be 2-4 on June 2, where many of the artists will be discussing their pieces.

My piece, Marital Bliss, will be traveling there from show Joetta Maue's show, down to sleep.

Hope to see you there!

more on 'down to sleep'

I was so pleased to see some images posted by Joetta Maue on her curatorial blog, 

http://connectivethread.blogspot.com/

showing our work in down to sleep. 

It's still in Lawrence, Massachusetts until April 12th at the Chester F. Sidell Gallery, so catch it, if you can. A very diverse show, it has large installation pieces, 2 and 3-D works that appeal as eye & tactile candy.

Here's a few additional images she shared:

Marital Bliss

I especially loved this piece by Bren Ahearn:

a friend's foot

A friend was kind enough to share her foot's image with us. Karen Rips and I are continuing to work on a series, A View Within. You can see our progress here: http://aviewwithin.wordpress.com/

As you can see our friend, Lisa,  has had a great deal of trouble and pain. We appreciate her generosity in sharing her image with us.

down to sleep catalogue

The down to sleep catalogue is now being offered on Joetta Maue's blog.  

Here's the link: http://littleyellowbirds.blogspot.com/2013/02/down-to-sleep-catalogue.html

I can't wait to see mine! And I'm so pleased to see that Joetta used my page on her blog. 

What a thrill.

down to sleep, part 2

                  

Down to Sleep

An exhibit curated by Joetta Maue

Chester F. Sidell Gallery

March 1 - April 12, 2013, Opening Reception: March 1, 2013, 5-7pm

The bed is a powerful locale in our daily life - with most of us beginning and ending our day here. We experience our most intimate moments of vulnerability, love, passion, sadness, and weakness here.  Most of us begin and end our life in this place that is piled with soft sheets and pillows. As a metaphor we can experience all the most significant emotions of human life in this one simple place of our daily life.  This exhibit is work that explores this liminal space with contemporary fiber practices.

Participating Artists:

Bren Ahearn, Caroline Kirton, Eunkyung Lee Hagar Vardimon, Jenne Giles, Jen Pettus, Jody Oesterreicher, Julia Elsas, Karri A Dieken, Kristin La Flamme, Laura Bisagna, Laura Mongiovi, Marissa Fisher, Marissa Lehner, Mary Goldthwaite-Gagne, Maureen E Patrick, Micha Michelle Melancon, Michelle Urbanek, Paula Chung, Rebecca Fricke, Sabina Hahn, Sherry Aliberti, Susan Lenz, Susan Moss, Tamar Stone, Tom Whitton

For more information contact joettamaue@gmail.com or visit essexartcenter.org