Another new addition to TCQC 10-03-16

I have been shopping at the SAQA online auction again.  I love adding another Pixeladies quilt to the Collection.  This is unlike anything already included.  It is channel quilted as we called it 40 years ago - what in this day and age I believe is called matchstick or toothpick quilting.  Or is there yet another name I have not heard?
http://www.saqa.com/auction-quiltviewALL.php
The last week of the auction starts at 11am Pacific Time, Mon, Oct 4th.
 

Language of Color 7: Color IQ  Pixeladies  (Deb Cashatt & Kris Sazaki) 2015  12" x 12"

Wholecloth quilt.  Collaged magazine and newspaper clippings photographed and printed on cotton with fiber-reactive dye.

 

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A 12X12 quilt from the Pixeladies 06-05-16

This is a "rerun" of a quilt that became part of TCQC in 2009, the early years of the SAQA online auction.   It is a collaboration of the Pixeladies (Deb Cashatt and Kris Sazaki) who continue to create together today.   I was intrigued by the juxtaposition of the jeans belt loops and the large circular "mend" with a rivet in the middle.  I didn't see the back until the quilt came in the mail.  It is extra special to have the story and the picture as back art. 

 

"Levi Strauss"  Pixeladies (Deb Cashatt & Kris Sazaki)  2009  12"x12"

Jeans fabric, cotton fabric, cotton thread, cotton batting, copper rivet.

Machine pieced and quilted.  Computer printed on fabric for label.

It is really about the rivet - see the label on the back.

 With the jeans fabric and the dense quilting this is a heavy quilt that lays flat on the wall.

 



And even a family connection.

 

See the original posting of this quilt at:

http://delquilts.blogspot.com/2011/04/tcqc-quilt-by-pixe-ladies-04-17-11.html

 

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Quilt Festival - Long Beach 08-01-11

I don't remember in past years a Special Exhibit of quilts with text on them, but I don't remember a lot of things these days.  I enjoyed this exhibit and am intrigued by the way the artists used the text to develop their idea.  

This beautifully made quilt definitely deserved better lighting.  The stem stitched used for the text is perfect

There are many fascinating details and the pastel swirlies give just the hint of color needed.

I have not always been a fan of Therese May.  I don't know how many years (decades) ago she broke all the rules and starting putting paint on her quilts - puff paint!  Horrors!  As a traditional quilter I was quite honestly appalled.  But as she has developed her style over the years it has grown on me (and a lot of other people with more art "taste" than I have) and now I enjoy her quilts very much.  On top of that I have myself used puff paint on quilts!  If it gives the effect the artist is looking for, perhaps anything goes. 

With the exception of the square in the middle, the entire surface of this quilt has om-ma written in puff paint.  It gives a rich, baroque look to the surface and draws viewers in to see the details.

The center is like an entirely different work of art, although a few "om ma"s sneak in.  The little dots that look like regularly spaced beads are all puff paint and the "eyes" are made of polymer clay. 

The dots along the left edge are actual beads sewn on.

A lot of thought and a lot of work went into this fascinating statement about the vagaries of truth.

Between the horizontal sections are dowels - painted and imprinted with "read between the lines".

Each of these op art squares (from Lunn Studios, I think) has a stitched saying.  This one is "Promise Me".

"Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire"

Deb and Kris are a creative partnership that zings with new ideas and ways to apply images to fiber.  At the SAQA conference in Denver I enjoyed a very short introduction to their class on Photoshopping images for quilts.  I hope to someday take one of their classes - maybe they will set fire to my creative spirit.

 

These are not individual strips of fabric, but strips of text that have been been combined, Photoshopped and printed in groups on fabric.  Very effective.

TCQC Quilt by Pixe Ladies 04-17-11

Sometimes a quilt stands out because it is so different.  This is not a beautiful quilt, but it is clever and graphically depicts a part of textile history that a younger generation might not see.  I sometimes hang it front side out and sometimes back side out, because both sides are interesting to look at.

"Levi Strauss Discovers Gold in California - May 20, 1873" 

The PixeLadies ( Deb Cashatt and Kris Sazaki)  2008 12" x 12"

 Blue jeans fabric, commercial cotton backing, one rivet, photo transfer, machine pieced, machine quilted.

The strip with belt loops establishes this as representing the iconic garment of the American West.

The rivet centers this pool of blue with spiraling quilting resembling a log cabin block.

The backing fabric has the glow of gold (or Fool's Gold!) showing off the swirling quilting lines - both curved and straight.

Here are the gold miners in their blue jeans.

I think you can read this explanation if you click on the picture to enlarge. 

This was purchased from the SAQA online auction 2008.  There will be another auction in the fall, I hope you will check it out and consider purchasing a 12X12 quilt to enjoy yourself. 

http://www.pixeladies.com/ 

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