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Dirty Dozen Exhibit in Cape Canaveral, FL

Y’all, I am SO fortunate to be part of the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists. This group of women is not only artistically talented, but great friends! What a blessing to each of us.

Here’s most of the gang viewing our current exhibit. Can you tell we’re having fun?

Dirty Dozen art at The Cape Center. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

L-R: Linda Geiger, Ruth Anne Parker, Gabrielle DiTota, Perlie Petrillo, Sandy Shenker, Ellen Lindner, Kathryn Robinson, Dij Pacarro, and Anne Kobus. Not shown: Jill Brown, Andrea Luliak, and Becky Stack

Our group is mostly about making art, but we also like to occasionally display our work. Right now, we have 19 pieces in an exhibit called Fiber Arts: An Ancient Local Tradition. The oldest textiles in the world have been found at an archaeological site in our county so this exhibit was curated to honor that. It’s on display at The Cape Center, in Cape Canaveral, FL. It’s a very nice venue, with most of the artwork well lit. Visiting is free and it will be up through October.

Here are just a few of the wonderful pieces on display.

Gabriele DiTota’s huge banana leaf is the largest piece in the exhibit. To make it she printed an actual banana leaf with cyanotype. The title is No Bananas Today. It was made during the pandemic, when many things were out of stock at the grocery store. She has text on the piece listing several other things that were also hard to find.

Dirty Dozen art at The Cape Center. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Gabriele DiTota with her piece, “No Bananas Today.”

The Cape Center was specifically looking for pieces with a local or environmental message for this exhibit, so Sandy Shenker’s piece about Red Mangroves fit right in. The title is Keystone, reflecting the importance of these plants in the ecosystem of our local river/lagoon. Can you see those BIG roots?

Dirty Dozen art at The Cape Center. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

“Keystone” by Sandy Shenker

Anne Kobus created this wonderful quilt, Sunward.

Dirty Dozen art at The Cape Center. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

” Sunward” by Anne Kobus

Andrea Luliak made this triptych featuring the life of a sunflower. She calls it Life Cycle.

Dirty Dozen art at The Cape Center. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

“Life Cycle”by Andrea Luliak

“Salty Air and Sunshine” was made by Kathryn Robinson. It include sheer fabrics, computer printed ones, and hand stitching.

Dirty Dozen art at The Cape Center. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

“Salty Air and Sunshine” by Kathryn Robinson

Hanging high, in the most prominent corner, are 3D fish made by Joan Engel. Part of an earlier work about the plight of fish in polluted water, all of these live in our local river/lagoon. Now displayed independently, they make great shadows on the wall.

Dirty Dozen art at The Cape Center. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

*By Joan Engel

I hope you get to see these great pieces for yourself!

Ellen Lindner

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Prepping for a Show

I’ve been busy cutting slats, packing and shipping quilts, making lists, and marking things off. Such are the activities needed when preparing for a solo show.

I’ve got my promo/ad all ready to go.

Now I’m working on a press release for the local papers. (When was the last time I wrote one of those???)

After some thought I switched out some quilts. I removed three from the selection and added these two.

Exhuberance, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

Exuberance

Ripples and Runs, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

Ripples and Runs

Now I’m much happier with the overall look. (But, of course, I had to find two more slats.)

I’m getting excited! If you’re in the vicinity of Orange, VA I  hope you’ll check out the show: May 1 – June 29.

Ellen Lindner

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Solo Exhibit Coming to Orange, VA

I grew up on a dairy farm, about 15 miles from the little town of Orange, VA. It didn’t even have a stop light at the time! Now, although the population is still around 5000, Orange has several stop lights, a couple of fast food joints, and even an art center!

I’m delighted to have a solo show coming up at The Arts Center in Orange, opening May 1st. A reception will be on the evening of the 2nd.

Of course, any solo show is exciting, but I think it will be especially fun to have one in the town where I grew up. I still have quite a few family members and friends in the area, so I’ll definitely get to do some socializing.

I’ll have 22 pieces in the show, in a variety of sizes, styles, and prices. Here are a couple of the abstract pieces.

 

These two pieces are sorta sisters, both 36h x 24w.

I’ll be showing some other pieces in coming posts, and you can more sneak peeks here.

If you’re in the area, I’d love to have you stop by the opening reception or the show!

Ellen Lindner

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Cover Story: An Upcoming Exhibit

I’m very excited to be in a 3-person exhibit opening next week!

Cover Story: 3 Perspective on Contemprary Quilting. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

The show is called Cover Story: 3 Perspectives on Contemporary Quilting. The other two artists are Gabriele DiTota and Sue Robinson.

This exhibit will be on display at the Museum of Florida Art and Culture, on the campus of South Florida State College, in Avon Park, FL. It will run February 21st through March 29th, 2024.

And the opening reception will be Wednesday, the 12st from 12:30 to 2:30. We’ll all be there and we’d love to see you!

The image above is the cover shot for a 13 minute video interview with the three of us. Link to video 
It’s nice to have a detail shot of my quilt, Happy Family, used here, but that piece is not actually in the show. Kinda funny.

This piece WILL be in the show. Detail shots and more.

Adrenaline Rush, an art quilt by Ellen Lindner. AdventureQuilter.com

Adrenaline Rush

In the coming days I’ll be showing you other pieces that I have in the exhibit, as well as some by the other two artists.

Did I mention I’m excited?

Ellen Lindner

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“Space Bar” at Elegant Threads

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.

Elegant Threads exhibit in Tequesta, FL. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

As you can see, it fills most of one wall. It doesn’t lay flat, but has very interesting undulations.

What was it made of? Glad you asked: junk from a landfill.

Elegant Threads exhibit in Tequesta, FL. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Many of the components are computer keyboard keys. Thus the title of Space Bar.

Elegant Threads exhibit in Tequesta, FL. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

The other primary material is the heads of old toothbrushes! VERY creative!

Elegant Threads exhibit in Tequesta, FL. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

This exhibit runs through December 2nd, and it’s well worth a visit.

Ellen Lindner
P.S. See two other posts about this exhibit.

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Elegant Threads is Worth a Visit

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 work is all over the internet, so perhaps you’ve seen it. This was my first time to see one of her pieces in person and it did not disappoint. This piece is called Mighty Gents.

Elegant Threads exhibit in Tequesta, FL. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Don’t you love their body language?
Here’s a detail shot. (Slightly distorted, since I was standing close and looking up at it.)

Elegant Threads exhibit in Tequesta, FL. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

There were many wonderful wearable garments on display. (Some more wearable than others.) This felted piece was made by Charity Van de Meer Musma, and is called Mysterious Bride.

Elegant Threads exhibit in Tequesta, FL. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Amy Blicher calls her quilted and painted red coat Migraine.

Elegant Threads exhibit in Tequesta, FL. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

And her yellow coat is called Daisies.

Elegant Threads exhibit in Tequesta, FL. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

The wearables were hung from the ceiling or displayed on mannequins. It was a very nice presentation.

Elegant Threads exhibit in Tequesta, FL. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

These are just a SMALL sampling of what’s on display. See it for yourself, if you can. It will be on display through December 2, 2023. (And, there’s a fashion show in November, if you can handle the $100 ticket price.)

In my next post, I’ll show you another VERY interesting piece on display in this exhibit.

Ellen Lindner

 

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Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival

I really enjoyed my visit to the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023, held in Hampton, VA. The winning quilts were, of course, wonderful. You can see them all  here.

Here are a couple of my favorites:

 Toroweap Overlook, by Sandra L Mollon. This won Best Wall Quilt. It’s amazing!

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Age is Relative, by Sandy Curran, which won Viewers’ Choice. This is a fabulous depiction of Golda Meir, former prime minister of Israel. I love the title and message, too.

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Speaking of winners, MAQF doesn’t inform the winners about their prizes, so it was a big, DELIGHTFUL, surprise when I rounded a corner and realized that my quilt, Fragrant Canopy,  had won a Judge’s Choice Award. Yippee!!!

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Here are a few more of my favorite non-winning quilts.

As much as I like art quilts, I also greatly admire and appreciate traditional quilts. Especially ones with wonderful color palettes and extraordinary workmanship. Like this one made by Kathleen Roundtree.

She calls is Bodega Bay, and here’s a detail shot.
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog
On the other end of the spectrum, I really liked the abstraction of this piece.  It’s called 3 Friends, by Cindy Grisdela.
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

And this simple piece, featuring stubble from corn rows. Well, maybe it wasn’t featuring the corn rows, but that’s the thing that caught my attention. I guess that’s a throwback to being raised on a farm. I always notice the repetition of planted rows. This piece is called Quiet: A Winter Sunset, by Anne Panella. The field is made of what appears to be silk on top, but it’s been cut through to show a darker fabric below. The cut edges are sort of ragged and it’s very effective.

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog
And check out this quilt, by Margaret James, called Phoebe. When I first saw it I was very close to it and it just looked like an abstract. When I read the title, I knew it depicted a person, so I backed up to see the entire thing. And there she was! This is very well done.
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog
In my next post I’ll show you some more quilts from this show. Amazing landscapes!
Ellen Lindner
P.S. Yes, of course I visited the vendors. (But we’re not going to mention that, okay?)

 

 

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MAQF: Landscapes and Such

There were many wonderful landscape quilts at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival.

This is Quiet: Little Stony Creek, by Tina Freudenberger

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Check out her amazing waterfall detail.

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Hope Wilmarth made this next quilt, called Shoreline Serenade.

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

This one gave me a joyous response, because about a year ago my husband and I visited the Grand Tetons National Park AND took a balloon ride there. It was the highlight of our trip! Although this quilt depicts a different area of the US Southwest, it really reminded me of our wonderful adventure.

It’s made by Carol Monti and called Quiet Side. 

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Here’s a detail shot. At first I thought the dark animals were bison, in line with my memory. But, as you can see, they’re cows.

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Not actually landscape, but depicting natural vegetation, this quilt by Marianne Williamson, is called Summer Heat #2.

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

And, I guess my own quilt Florida Native #2 also falls into this nature category. It was there as part of the “Let the Sun Shine In” traveling exhibit.

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2023. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

I really enjoyed the show and hope to go again, sometime.

Did you have a favorite quilt from the show?

Ellen Lindner

 

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Let the Sun Shine In Part Two

Here are some more great quilts from “Let the Sun Shine In.”

I love the strong contrasts Jayne Gaskins has used in her piece, Sunlight in the City.

Let the Sun Shine In, quilt exhibit. Ellen Lindner, Adventurequilter.com/blog

Karen Tauber’s quilt, Bargello with Coneflower featured a similar subject and colors.

Let the Sun Shine In, quilt exhibit. Ellen Lindner, Adventurequilter.com/blog

This was another favorite, Sunset, by Jenny Perry.

Let the Sun Shine In, quilt exhibit. Ellen Lindner, Adventurequilter.com/blog

Check out the stitching and texture.

Let the Sun Shine In, quilt exhibit. Ellen Lindner, Adventurequilter.com/blog

Lovely!

This piece, by Susan Price, makes use of cyanotype. In this case, the technique produces the white and strong blue foliage motifs. She calls this quilt, By the Light of the Sun.

Let the Sun Shine In, quilt exhibit. Ellen Lindner, Adventurequilter.com/blog

Karen Ponichil’s quilt of the sun, Soleil, matched the exhibit theme perfectly.

Let the Sun Shine In, quilt exhibit. Ellen Lindner, Adventurequilter.com/blog

There were other interesting quilts in the Virginia Quilt Museum and I’ll show you some of those in the next post.

Ellen Lindner

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“Let the Sun Shine In” Exhibit

I recently enjoyed a visit to Harrisonburg, VA, to see the “Let the Sun Shine In” exhibit. The artists in this exhibit are all members of Studio Art Quilt Associates, and I am one of them. Here I am with my piece, Florida Native #2. It was made with commercial fabrics and one that I created  with breakdown printing. The vein shadows were created with black tulle.

Let the Sun Shine In, quilt exhibit. Ellen Lindner, Adventurequilter.com/blog

That’s Mary Ritter’s Tea Time hanging behind my shoulder.

I estimate about 30 quilts were in the exhibit, and they were all displayed well.

Let the Sun Shine In, quilt exhibit. Ellen Lindner, Adventurequilter.com/blog

Partial list of makers, L-R: unknown (1,)  Mary Ritter, Ellen Lindner, Jayne Gaskins, unknown. I’m sorry that I didn’t note all the makers of these quilts. If you see yours, please let me know and I’ll add the info.

This piece, by Paula Dean, had a great sense of light. It’s called Brighter Days…Just Around the Corner.

Let the Sun Shine In, quilt exhibit. Ellen Lindner, Adventurequilter.com/blog

Paula used a wonderful array of techniques to create texture. This was very compelling and it drew you in for closer scrutiny.

Let the Sun Shine In, quilt exhibit. Ellen Lindner, Adventurequilter.com/blog

Jenny Perry used strong colors to make her striking piece, Lac Le Jeaune Sunrise.

Let the Sun Shine In, quilt exhibit. Ellen Lindner, Adventurequilter.com/blog

I’ll show you more images in the next post.

By the way, this exhibit runs just a few more days – through December 23rd, 2022.

Ellen Lindner
P.S. See my quilt in-progress.

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