Gio Sway, “Fresh Up” Part Two

In my last post I showed you the marvelous work of mixed media artist Gio Swaby. While those pieces were done almost entirely with stitch, she has other series in which she uses colorful fabrics.

Gio Swaby - Part 2. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

The body language! Again, these are life-sized.

Don’t you feel like you know this woman?

Gio Swaby - Part 2. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

In her series, New Growth, Swaby honors black hair. What style!

Gio Swaby - Part 2. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

Gio Swaby - Part 2. Ellen Lindner, AdventureQuilter.com/blog

This exhibit was on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL. It has moved on, but you can see more with these resources:

The exhibit book
An ABC news video
A Fox 13 news video

Ellen Lindner

 

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