I am pleased to announce that my quilt Wave 17 has been accepted into the exhibit Printed and Stitched by juror Christine Aaron. California Society of Printmakers (CSP) and Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) are working together to examine the overlap between the hand pulled print and the art quilt. A comprehensive catalogue will be published.
- Opening at Art Ark in San Jose on May 20, 2023. The work will tour through July of 2027.
- UPCOMING venues and dates
October 29, 2023 – February 18, 2024, Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA
April 28, 2024 – September 1, 2024, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA
February 16, 2025 – June 29, 2025, Maloof Foundation for Arts & Crafts, Alta Loma, CA
- Catalogue available, click here. To see a video of the works in the exhibit view below or click here
Wave 17 is a small piece in my series of quilts inspired by the spirals within ocean waves. I am extremely interested in how an idea gets a physical form; I begin to understand this by observing my own design and technique processes as I continue to make quilts. I enjoy the large motor movements as I apply dye on my monoprinting surface, and as I apply the dye, ideas develop and I make choices in the moment. I get texture and marks from my monoprinting adventures that I could never paint.
After the dyeing, I transform the surface again with stitching. In this case, I anchored the spirals with machine quilting and filled all the spaces with hand stitching using various colors embroidery floss to add to the movement in the shapes and to enhance and contrast with the colors on the surface of the silk.
