I’ve been dyeing again. These are the fabrics I created in a week-long session. I tried to repeat motifs and colors so that I might be able to use some of these fabrics together. Like these. Or, a different combination. I don’t use much white, but thought it would be useful for creating contrast and…
I’m very happy with my latest piece, Exhuberance. See more photos and information. And here’s a photo of what it might look like installed in an interior. I love that I can show it to scale like this! Ellen Lindner
The Elegant Threads exhibit, currently on display at the Lighthouse Gallery, in Tequesta, FL is VERY diverse. It’s a juries collection of 2D fiber art, 3D wearable garments, jewelry and accessories, as well as several invited pieces on loan. The most interesting of these is Space Bar, by Nigerian artist Moffat Takadiwa. As you can see, it…
I’m very excited to have a solo show coming up next spring, in Orange, VA. This is the town where I grew up, so that’s extra special. (I say I grew up there, but I actually grew up on a farm 15 miles away. But Orange was town to us.) Anyway, on a recent visit…
Wow! The Elegant Threads fashion show was pretty amazing! I didn’t get to attend, but a friend sent me photos. Just check these out. The show included garments, jewelry, and accessories. In this case, the green necklace is the featured item. It is made (crocheted???) from wire. My friend, Perlie Petrillo, made this garment and she was…
In my last post, I showed how I started with a diagonal composition. That was probably a good starting point, but I could very quickly see that it was way to bulky and “regular.” I knew it needed to have some variation and some energy added. So, I started trying new things. First, I got…
If you’re anywhere near Tequesta/Jupiter, FL you really owe it to yourself to check out the Elegant Threads exhibit at the Lighthouse Art Center. As the name implies, the exhibit includes wearable art, but also 3D fiber art, jewelry, accessories, and some large invitational pieces. My favorite piece was this quilt by Bisa Butler. Her…
Here’s that featured fabric loosely put into place. Not bad, I think. But what now? I think I’ll probably need to cut into the twiggy fabric some in order to create more energy. Perhaps a diagonal will work well. Hmm. It has potential. Time to fill in the corners. Of course, I could use blue-green…
I dyed this fabric last year and it’s one of my favorites. I was really happy with the way I had a viable design without doing anything more to it, but HOW do you design with that? I had a false start last year and am now trying again. These are the collection of “featured”…
After finishing up the left 2/3 of my red and yellow “bean” quilt, it was time to tackle the right yellow portion. It came together pretty well. (Still in -progress below.) During these final stages I also considered added some skinny lines, for energy. (See them pinned on at the top in the photo above?)…