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This is part of a series of works
in which my process is very much like doodling with fabric,
i.e. the design was developed spontaneously, working directly
on the background with bits of fabric and thread. The
background fabric was hand painted with fiber reactive
dye. scraps of hand-dyed fabric, left over from
other projects, were laid on the background and covered
with nylon tulle. The composition was then stitched with
various colors of thread. The figure and trees were appliqued
on top, and the remainder of the design was developed
by "drawing" freehand with my sewing machine,
using various colors of thread to create an organic composition
that is more a landscape of the imagination than a real
forest scene.
The embroidered composition was surrounded with successive
borders of purple and black, set at slight angles. The
entire composition was quilted in a freeform design.
Publications:
- Fantastic Fibers, Exhibition Catalog, 1995, Yeiser
Arts Center, Paducah KY
Exhibits
- Works, The Gallery at Studio B, 1994, Lancaster,
OH
- A Celebration of Creativity, Whitewater Spinners and
Weavers, 1994, juried, Whitewater, WI
- Fantastic Fibers 1995, juried, Yeiser Arts Center,
Paducah KY
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