Freeform Quilting

One more look back at AQE with a detail of Selected Stories by Elizabeth Brandt. With abstract and contemporary fibers, should the work require quilting, the methods vary. I appreciate the freeform drawing that is used here, on a piece that is equally free in forms and shapes.

Wild With the Needle

Barbara Watler can handle thread like no one's business. Part of the AQE show in Wayne Art Center, this piece "Convergence" (detail above) may start with fabric beneath, but is fairly covered in hand stitching. It maintains bold strokes and never whimpers.

Dogs Greet Ghosts

Someday, someday, I would like to meet Dinah Sargeant. I was blown over when I saw "Spirit Dogs Greet the Ghosts" (detail above) at Art Quilt Elements yesterday. Her mastery of space, her ability to pull and push figures in and out of the frame, and her free-drawing with fiber, are unlike anything I know.

Elements Condensed

The Wayne Art Center's exhibition "Art Quilt Elements" was on my way home today, hence a visit. While I enjoyed the works, I did not enjoy the lack of breathing room. There was not even space between the pieces for labels. Good art requires good space.