Yes, More Quilt Photos
Can you belive I STILL have more quilt photos to show you, from Houston? Well, I do!
There were several striking exhibits that did not allow photography. That included two exhibits put on by SAQA: “Text Messages”and “People and Portraits.” The latter included a touch book. It’s a book with pages from each of the artists with a small sample showing part of their process. As the name implies, you get to touch them as you flip the through. Fascinating! AND, I was allowed to photograph to my heart’s content.
This is the page that really excited me. It shows how artist Mary Pal creates her extraordinary portraits using cheesecloth.
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The image above shows two layers: the printed image on which the design is based, lying under a partially completed design. Can you see the cheesecloth on the left, but not the right?
Now, check out this next image in which I slightly lifted the completed portion. Due to the glue used, it was very stiff. Can you see how the cheesecloth mimics the printed design below? I thought this was completely fascinating and I even showed it to complete strangers!
No rundown of Houston quilts would be complete without mentioning the wonderful exhibit of quilts made by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry. She had an exhibit called “30 quilts for 30 years.” She’s been making art quilts for 30 years and decided to celebrate by making 30 new quilts (in a two year period.) They were beautifully lit, so you could see every little stitch and the wonderful texture she creates with her quilting. Each was more awesome than the one next to it! (You know what I mean.)
Her quilt “Cosmic Feathers 1,” above, was my favorite. (Although it was VERY hard to choose!) The quilting adds a lot of interest.
What’s with me noticing all this detailed quilting? That’s not normally my thing. Maybe it’s time for me to experiment with it some more.
Did you go to Houston? What was your favorite quilt? I think that’s probably an impossible question to answer, so let’s go with: what quilt is still rattling around in your brain?
Ellen Lindner
