Are you familiar with the term "abstract landscapes?" Hmm. Sounds like an oxymoron, you say? That's what Shirley Gisi thinks, too, yet she admires some oil paintings of the Southwest that are referred ...
Mary Mathews has come a long way since her first log cabin crazy quilt in 25 years. She started improvising and learned to see her art with a different lens. Duluth abstract quilter Mary Mathews ...
Artist Joyce Martelli, of Rochester, never plans her pieces. “When I am in a creative zone, I just go to my studio and start painting,” she said. “How I feel that day is represented on the material.” ...
Thick beige-and-brown colored fabrics pad the walls of Ukrainian Village storefront space Fernwey. They’re not decorative—these four six-foot-tall quilts, which look more like topographic maps than ...
Discussion of and recreation of the exhibition Abstract design in American quilts, originally held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, N.Y., July 1-Sept. 12, 1971, held 1991-1992 at the ...
To some, a quilt offers more than just warmth. It's the kids' "blankie" that turns to shreds, or a stitched combination of memories that can be grasped and held close for years. And to some of the ...
I grew up surrounded by quilts. My grandmother has been quilting since the 1950s, and while my experience is far less than hers, it's a hobby I dove head-first into during the throes of the Covid ...
The unmistakable charm of handmade quilts, with their intricate patterns and vibrant colors, will once again grace Tucson’s southwest side as the Cactus Quilters of Rincon Country West host their 28th ...