The other artists were a natural fit for this show which opens Friday, Nov 19. If you live in the area, hope you can make it over to see the work. The reception starts at 5.
I have known Ron Vivod for many years (as I'm married to his brother!). I've always been in awe of Ron's work so it is nice to be exhibiting side by side with him. Though he works with digital technology, his love of nature, textures and colors are a complement to my and Erin's work with natural dyes, materials and rust.
Erin Cork worked with me at my studio in 2006 and 2007 while she was in grad school, exploring organic printing. Some of her new work incorporates organically dyed fabric. She does a lot of wet felting and stitching and all the work for this show is 3-D. You can see more of Erin's work here.
BTW, I somehow wrote down the wrong title when I submitted the image for the poster. The detail of mine is actually titled Free Association.
New work is actually old fabric, created through composting way back in 2006. I haven't done any composting since then that I can remember but I have many many pieces of silk that were composted -- some whole cloth, some in pieces that may some day be dealt with. The silk below so reminded me of the recent oil spill (I hate that inappropriate word) that I felt compelled to work with it for the group show Elements at Main Street Art Gallery.
I have been making free hanging silk pieces since 2001. In 2008 I began a series of quilted/felted collages but for this silk I needed a different way to present it. I did not want to embellish the silk which I felt would take away from the exquisite patterns left in the silk from the composting process. In the end, I purchased ready made canvas stretchers, covered them with felt and stretched the silk over all and stitched it in place on the back. I'm a little concerned about the wrap around edges, but I think the pieces turned out well.
Nevereverland c2010 is 36 inches square.
Moon Garden c2010 measures 24 x 30 inches.
Gold Coast c2010 measures 40 x 30 inches.
Frond c2010 is the smallest at 14 x 11 inches.
