Beyond Tradition
Contemporary Art Quilts
September 9 – December 23, 2005
ARLENE BLACKBURN, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Elvis, 2003, Commercial, vintage and hand dyed fabrics; fused, appliquéd, machine pieced and machine quilted, 81 x 81 in.
JOHN W. LEFELHOCZ, Money for Nothing, 1998, Sugar packets bonded to screening, illustrated with graphic markers, top layer of screening hand stitched to bottom with dental floss, adorned with plastic ties, 33 x 73 in.
RACHEL BRUMER, Quire: Book of Findings, 2003, 12 individual book forms with metal spines, fiber pages, 12 wood supports, 22 x 29 in. ea.
M. JOAN LINTAULT, Give Us This Day, 1996, Cotton; hand dyed, screenprinted, hand painted, appliquéd, quilted, with sewing machine lace and beads, 65 x 70 in.
DENISE BURGE, View from the Car, 2000, Cotton, polyester, yarn; pieced, appliquéd, couched, 80 x 60 in.
CYNTHIA LOCKHART, Reach for the Stars, 2004, Leather, suede, cotton, rayon, silk, metal fabrications; machine pieced and hand quilted, with details of braid, cord, crystal stones and vintage brooch, 67 x 52 in.
JEAN WILLIAMS CACICEDO, Markers- 01, 2004, Wool cloth; felted, pierced, dyed, pieced and stitched, with linen backing, 48 x 60 in.
TERRIE MANGAT, Freedom Fireworks, July 13, 2005, Silk, cotton, ethnic hand woven fabric; quilted, hand embroidered, acrylic paint and beading, 88 x 96 in.
HOLLIS CHATELAIN, Flow, 2005, African fabric repainted with fabric paints; machine quilted, with Cotton Classic batting, 34 x 44 in.
KATIE PASQUINI MASOPUST, Secret Garden, 2003, Cottons and blends; machine appliquéd and machine quilted, 82 x 40 in.
JANE BURCH COCHRAN, Life Line, 1994, Assorted fabric, recycled clothes & gloves, buttons, beads; appliquéd onto printed canvas, 68 x 82 in.
THERESE MAY, Japanese Felines, 2004, Japanese fabrics; puzzle interchange machine appliquéd and machine quilted, 38 x 38 inches, Japanese Flowers, 2004, Japanese fabrics; puzzle interchange machine appliquéd and machine quilted, 38 x 38 in.
JUDITH CONTENT, Oasis, 2003, Thai silk; Shibori dyed, pieced and quilted, 58 x 66 in.
CAROLYN MAZLOOMI, A Lady Sings the Blues, 2001, Cotton, silk, buttons, netting; machine quilted, 48 x 42 in.
ARDYTH DAVIS, Reef, 3, Yellow, 1999, Silk; painted and pleated, 28 x 35 in.
VELDA NEWMAN, Sea Shells, 2002, Cotton sateen; hand dyed, paint, pencil work, 60 x 142 in.
SYLVIA EINSTEIN, Quartet, 2003, Cotton; machine quilted, 35 x 61 in.
ANNE McKENZIE NICKOLSON, Looking Back, 2003, Cotton broadcloth; machine pieced and hand appliquéd, 46 x 68 in.
NORIKO ENDO, Autumn, 2005, Commercial and hand-dyed cotton, rayon and nylon cut in small pieces and covered with soft tulle; machine quilted and machine appliquéd, 51 x 49 in.
DAN OLFE, Luminescence #1, 2005, Digitally printed fabric designed on a computer using 2-D and 3-D software; machine quilted, 48 x 48 in.
JOHN GARRETT, Annunciation, 2003, Art exhibition announcements and postcards; cut into strips and zigzag stitched together, 70 x 74 in.
EMILY PARSON, Tulip Queen of the Night, 2001, Cotton; machine appliquéd and machine quilted, 83 x 83 in.
LINDA GASS, Forbidden Full Moon, August, 2003, Silk charmeuse fused to iridescent silk chiffon; hand painted, dimensional areas stuffed with polyester batting & machine quilted, rhinestones hand stitched in place, unfinished frayed edges hand stitched together, 52 x 50 in.
LORI LUPE PELISH, The Cheese Stands Alone, 2001, Commercial cotton; machine appliquéd, embroidered and quilted, 52 x 71 in.
TIM HARDING, Colorfield Homage: Gold with Blue Diptych, 2004, Cut silk; reverse appliquéd, 57 x 96 in.
ARTURO ALONZO SANDOVAL, Pattern Fusion #3, Recycled auto industry multi-colored Mylar, recycled library 35mm microfilm, netting, multi-colored threads, plaited braid, Pellon, polymer medium; machine stitched and interlaced, fabric backed, 60 x 60 in.
PATTY HAWKINS, River Stones: Vedauwoo, July-August, 2004, Hand dyed fabric; fused construction, 92 x 55 in.
ARTURO ALONZO SANDOVAL State of the Union No. 13: Country Under Distress, 2004, Recycled flag, shredded money, netting, tulle, monofilament and colored threads, acetate transparencies, recycled playing cards, plastic skeletons, polymer/paint, binding tape; collage, machine and hand stitched and embroidered, fabric backed, 36 x 60 in.
MARILYN HENRION, Night Thoughts #1, 2002, Silks, cottons and metallics; hand pieced and hand quilted, 53 x 51 in. ea.
MARILYN HENRION, Night Thoughts #3, 2002; Silks, cottons and metallics; hand pieced and hand quilted, 53 x 51 in. ea.
CAROL TAYLOR, Fontasia, January, 2000, Hand painted and hand dyed cottons embellished with paint and thread; free motion machine quilted, zigzag stitch appliquéd, 78 x 48 in.
ANNE MARIE KENNY, Integrated Circuits 4-Patch I-VI Industrial Quilt, 2002, Wire-cloth (steel, bronze and stainless steel), salvaged computer and electronic parts, 1980s microchips, dye and patina painted on copper, perforated aluminum metal, electrical wire bundles; hand stitched with wire, 52 x 80 x 1 in.
DAVID WALKER, Child’s Play, 1996, Commercial/hand-dyed cottons, embellishments; machine pieced, appliquéd and quilted, 91 x 76 in.
PAT KROTH, Revisiting Jackson, 2000, Fused fiber fragments, found objects, sheer overlays; hand stitched, machine stitched and stapled, 106 x 65 in.
BARBARA W. WATLER, Vibrations 3, 2005, Black and white whole cloth: reverse appliquéd, machine stitched and embellished, 54 x 40 in.