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Have you made it to see the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists’ current exhibit, yet?  For those of you in the Melbourne, FL area, there’s still time to do so.  The show continues through August 30th at the Eau Gallie library.

See these two previous posts for lots of images: One and Two.  It’s really worth a stop, I think.

I have three pieces in the show.

Caring

I’m especially proud of this piece, and the others in my Body Language series.  Because they’re mounted on acrylic they’re hard to ship.  Therefore, I’m always happy to have an occasion to show them locally.

Taking Flight

This quilt was made from scraps given to me by Judith Content.  Isn’t she generous?

Urban Sprawl

Urban Sprawl 2005

I’m pretty proud of this one, too.  Mostly because of the courage it took to make it.  I was quilting it when I decided it just wasn’t exciting enough.  I finished quilting it with a radical course in mind.  Eventually, I did some VERY extreme making over to get this result.  You can read about it here.

While you’re checking out art quilt exhibits, you may also want to visit the two currently on display at the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts.  See earlier posts about them.

Lots to see in Melbourne!
Ellen Lindner

The public library in Eau Gallie, (Melbourne) FL has beautiful views of the Indian River, and now, beautiful views of  art made by the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists.  (She says unashamedly.)

Here are some more photos of the exhibit.

Pieces on this wall (starting top left and going clockwise) were make by Dij Pacarro, Susan Rienzo, Terri, Drake, and Jill Brown.

One of the spaces available to us was a small study room.  Unfortunately, we had to hang the work while a tutoring session was going on!  Thankfully, they were very gracious (and complimentary.)

The wall and door have large glass panels so people can see in, but that glass made it hard to get a good photo without a reflection.  Here’s my best shot.

Clockwise from the people on the right, these quilts were made by me, Laura Ruiz, Laura again on the barely visible piece, and Dij Pacarro for the last two.

You wouldn’t think the copy corner was a great place to display art, but it was one of the larger spaces and very visible.

The left side of the wall is shown above.  Starting with the wolf and going clockwise, these were made by Terri Drake, Gabriele DiTota, Elizabeth King, and Gabriele again.

The right side of the wall is shown below.  The smallest quilt  was made by Elizabeth King, and I made the other two.

A pretty great display, right?  I’m SO delighted to be part of this group.  We learn from one another, challenge one another, and have fun doing it!

The exhibit will be up through August 30th.  I hope you get to see it.  Here’s the info: Eau Gallie Public Library, 1521 Pineapple Ave., Melbourne, FL.  It’s open every day except Sunday.  See full hours in previous post.

Ellen Lindner
P.S.  If you want to see better pictures of my three exhibit pieces, use these links:
Caring
Taking Flight
Urban Sprawl

It always takes longer than you expect when hanging a show.  But, thanks to an efficient crew, the recent installation of our Dirty Dozen Fiber Arts show went very smoothly.

Our exhibit is at the Eau Gallie library, in Melbourne, FL.  It’s a nice building with a wall of windows looking out on palm trees and the Indian River.  A wonderful setting.

See what I mean?  Here’s a better view of the quilts shown above.

The largest piece was made by Ruth Anne Parker.  Jill Brown made the ice cream cone and Terri Drake created the bottom piece.

Rudy Pacarro, Laura Ruiz, and I did most of the ladder climbing, while Dij Pacarro and Andrew Lindner guarded quilts and managed signs.

These quilts are on the most visible wall, near the doorway.

Starting with the largest quilt and going clockwise, these pieces were made by Laura Ruiz, Susan Rienzo, Gabriele DiTota, Jill Brown, collectively: Dij Pacarro, Jill Brown, Paula Furgason, and Peggy Horsfield, and the last one was made by Susan Rienzo.

The exhibit will be on display through August 30th.  I hope you get to visit it.  Here’s the info:
Eau Galllie Public Library, 1521 Pineapple Ave., Melbourne, FL.

Ellen Lindner
P.S.  There’s a “poke-stop” (is that what it’s called) just outside the library.  It was very popular.