Finest in Fiber Arts...

 

What a treat to visit the Dunedin Fine Arts Museum in Dunedin, Florida, in August. They hold an annual fiber arts exhibit, this year titled "Fierce Planets". It is a space-inspired display sponsored by Studio Art Quilt Associated and Johns Hopkins University. This powerful quilt is titled "Storm" by Paula Rafferty, Ireland. She created the image digitally, printed it, and free-motion quilted. 

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Julee Coffman, New Mexico, made "Rabbit in the Moon" to depict a Japanese folk tale about the subject. She used cotton and silk in her collage-style peice.

Claire Passmore lives on a volcanic island in Mauritius. The vertical lava tube inspired "Hot Stuff", a mobile fiber assemblage. A close look reveals that she used almost every fiber and technique you can imagine in her show-stopping piece!

Betty Busby, New Mexico, imagined clashing storms of "Coriolis" in her silk and cotton quilt. Coriolis force is a physics concept that applies to motion. See? In addition to appreciating the beautiful quilts on display, I learned a new word, too! Plus I found Mauritius on a world map.

Margaret Abramshe, Utah, made "A Sense of Wonder" and employed her grandson as the subject studying the world of science through his magnifying glass. Her piece was digitally printed, painted, and free-motion quilted.

Circle quilts- they just draw me in every time! And piecing half-circles into the quarter-circles is not for the faint of heart. Aren't these fabrics in  "The Beauty Chaos" just fabulous? It's pieced by Maria Eugenia Corbella, Spain and depicts hot and cold, explosions and implosions, all the chaos we don't see in what appears to be a peaceful and quiet universe.

Doilies! I know you have some. I do, too. Whenever they appear on our guild's free table, they are likely to come home with me. I consider it rescuing them. What a creative concept Rena Wood came up with to embroider on them! These pieces are mounted behind glass and hung for display in the Embroidered Reflections: Rena Wood section of the exhibition. 

This doily is actually tatted I believe. And the intricacy of the center just makes the entire piece seem so delicate yet with plenty of presence. Guess what? Embroidering on a doily is not easy! I came home and tried it on one. Mine is NOT pretty! There were many more of these small works of fiber art to see. And two more exciting parts of the exhibit which I'll share in the next post. See you then!