This challenge to our members was to create a piece that was 16 or 18 inches wide by 60 inches long. No other theme or limitations were put on the creation of their work, with the vision resting solely on the presentation of the exhibit. Sometimes it can be difficult for an artist to settle on a subject or design when working without more parameters or a given subject, but this group of seven fiber artists did not disappoint!
Market Day
Liisa Fagerlund (fagerlund@hotmail.com)
Price: $1500
African print fabric, wax print and commercial. Machine pieced and quilted. The rich color and exuberant designs of African themed fabric bring back memories of my experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria.
Plus Water
Erica Iseminger (eeisemi@gmail.com)
Price: $175
Pole wrapped shibori dyed with Kakishibu (fermented persimmon juice) and iron.
Color Drain #2
Caryl Fallert Gentry (caryl@bryerpatch.com)
Price: $2900
Digital drawing and painting, machine quilting by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, digital printing by Spoonflower, cotton fabric, cotton and bamboo batting, polyester and acrylic thread
Hobuck Beach Sunset
Lynn Gillis (ikayak09@gmail.com) or phone: 386 225 6929
Price: NFS
Raw-edged pieced applique using batiks and commercial cottons. Machine stitched and quilted using rayon and cotton threads. This landscape art quilt was inspired by a photo I took of a Pacific Coast sunset at Hobuck Beach.
Tea Garden
Sue Gale (msgale63@gmail.com)
Price: $450
Raw silk, commercial fabrics, large glass buttons by Ginny Diamond
Eye Candy
Sue Gale (msgale63@gmail.com)
Price: $400
Commercial fabric, silk sari strips, hand-dyed ribbons, beading.
Irises: Asian Inspired Scroll
Gail Haines (lauragail797@gmail.com)
NFS
Silk and cotton, machine appliqued and quilted, hand painted flowers.
Unquilted
Debra Olson (debolson747@yahoo.com)
Price: $350
An experiment in color, stitching, movement, and unconventional processes - there is no backing or batting, therefore, not a quilt! The base fabric is a loosely woven material, allowing a somewhat translucent effect, so that some light is allowed through.