“Stitched” Exhibit – Part Two
Continuing on with quilts from “Stitched: Embracing the Quilt as Fine Art.”










All art quilts were made by Florida members of SAQA, Studio Art Quilt Associates. More images to come!
Ellen Lindner
Continuing on with quilts from “Stitched: Embracing the Quilt as Fine Art.”










All art quilts were made by Florida members of SAQA, Studio Art Quilt Associates. More images to come!
Ellen Lindner
I finally got around to properly photographing my latest quilt, She Has a Great Personality. It’s meant to be a self-portrait in the style of a favorite artist. In this case, that artist is abstract painter Jane Davies. I thought working abstractly would be difficult, but it wasn’t too bad. I had more trouble deciding on…
I’ve finished my “kiwi quilt,” and I’ve named it Bounty Down Under. This photo shows it in the “tetris,” or puzzle stage. I’d about decided where I wanted the largest pieces, but then I had to figure out how to fill in and make it all fit. It definitely kept my brain engaged – which I…
Maybe you’re familiar with the fiber art of Jill Kerttula. She’s known for her realistic scenes and rich textural techniques. I recently got to meet up with her to see her exhibit in Charlottesville, VA. We were greeted by this fabulous piece, Crowd of Strangers. And that’s Jill standing with it. Most of the pavement in the…
Do you have a bunch of show ribbons on display? I did, but they all had to come down when I recently painted my studio. I probably had about 25 displayed and another 25 in a box waiting to be added to the wall. One corner My husband asked if I intended to put them…
There’s a wonderful art quilt exhibit opening in Stuart, FL this week. It’s called Stitched: Embracing the Quilt as Fine Art and I have two pieces in it. Actually, I’ve seen images of all the exhibit pieces (45 of them,) so I know how great it will be. The exhibit opens on the 20th, with a reception on…
I finished the little piece for the SAQA trunk show. Since it was inspired by the current series I’m working on, I named it Deja View. And here’s a detail shot. At only 10″ x 7″ some of my usual construction methods needed to be modified. The squares for instance. In the larger pieces, they were…