Quilts at Carlsbad gallery 05-19-21

On Tuesday I drove to Carlsbad to see the exhibit at the Cannon Gallery of a SAQA traveling exhibit.  Worth the drive!  My friend Carol went along and we met Deb and Andrea there.  Including the four of us there were about twelve ladies there; we all wore masks and tried to keep away from each other.  Hard to do when we are all concentrating on the quilts and the signs.  The gallery is only open on Tuesday and Thursday  11am to 5pm and the exhibit closes on May 23rd.  The exhibit has been traveling around the USA for four years.  This may be its last venue. 

Material Pulses: Seven Viewpoints

"Momentum"  Christine Mauersberger  9' tall, 10' deep, 8' wide

To me this is an installation, but not a quilt.  It is layered red plastic strips sewn lengthwise onto netting.  The artist has supplied a explanatory poster with actual fabric pieces one can touch.  The magical thing about this is the cast shadows.

 

Jane Willoughby (two-sided quilt),  two pieces by Elizabeth Brandt

From her "Falling Apart" series,  80" square. 

(detail)

The flowing patterns you see are the very close together quilting lines done in different thread colors. 

Image on the right shows the other side of the quilt.  The gallery attendant will white glove the back if requested.  I imagine the artist wanted these quilts hung this way, but it is too bad they couldn't be hung perpendicular to the wall.

The complex houses several other city offices, including the Carlsbad Library and there is a large patio area with seating and tables.

Andrea, Carol, and Deb waiting for Del.

Great chairs and comfortable. 

We had lunch at Beach Plum Kitchen in the nearby shopping complex.  Good food, great service, tent with well spaced tables.  

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