On the road again 02-18-20

I'll be going up to Pacific Grove to hang selections from the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection at Back Porch Fabrics.  There is no theme to this exhibit, just selections from the Collection.  If you are attending Empty Spools I hope you will get a chance to visit Back Porch and view the quilts.  They will hang until April 30th. 

 "Wings #2: Pairing Up"  Kathleen Probst - Idaho 2012
27.75"W X 28.5"L  Cotton fabrics, Machine quilted.

"Tracings VI and "Tracings VII" Deidra Adams Colorado 2014

Cotton, paper, paint, piecing.  Machine quilted. 

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Re-posting quilt by Deidre Adams 06-18-17

In the fall of 2014 Deidre Adams had seven quilts in a series hanging in the Alcove Gallery at Visions Art Museum in San Diego.  They were awesome all hanging together, but I couldn't afford all of them, so I settled on "Tracings VI and VII".  Fortunately, all of the quilts were sold from the gallery and Deidre was very pleased.  And I am pleased that I was there first and was able to buy the two I like best.  I usually don't hang them so close together, but I was photographing outdoors and didn't want to show bits of trees and awnings in between them.

 "Tracings VI" and "Tracings VII"  Deidre Adams, 2014  each is 22"Wx 59.5"L

Cotton fabric, paper, paint,  machine applique and reverse applique, machine pieced and quilted, faced binding. 

Bits of paper with printing in many different languages.

  

Some paper is cut away to show what is underneath.  

 

Hand dyed or painted cotton fabric was used.

 

The quilting was done before the paint was applied.

 

 

The backs of all seven quilts are different.

 

 

Deidre faced the quilts using this funny Christmas fabric which, of course, doesn't show from the front.

 

 

Nice clear labels so that interested parties can get in touch with the artist.  But, unfortunately, no date or size shown. 

 

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TCQC program today

Today Liz and I drove to Los Angeles (the other side of Los Angeles) to do a presentation of quilts from TCQC for a group of SAQA members.   I think the ladies that were present enjoyed seeing the quilts and I enjoyed their show & tell.  We also had a delicious salad buffet and yummy desserts.

 

Here I am in front of Karen Rips "Breaking Point" on the left and two of Deidra  Adams "Tracings" series.  (Photo by Sandra Lauterbach)

One of the great things about having the Collection is sharing it with others.

 

Would the Sally who asked to see the SAQA trunk show please contact me at DELQLTS@aol.com , I have no contact for you.

Diedra Adams quilts in Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection 02-15-15

Last fall Deidre Adams had seven quilts in a series hanging in the Alcove Gallery at Visions Art Museum in San Diego.  They were awesome all hanging together, but I couldn't afford all of them, so settled on "Tracings VI and VII".  Fortunately, all of the quilts were sold from the gallery and Deidre was very pleased.  And I am pleased that I was there first and was able to buy the two I like best.  I usually don't hang them so close together, but I was photographing outdoors and didn't want to show bits of trees and awnings in between them.

 

"Tracings VI" and "Tracings VII"  Deidre Adams, 2014  each is 22"Wx 59.5"L

Cotton fabric, paper, paint,  machine applique and reverse applique, machine pieced and quilted, faced binding. 

Bits of paper with printing in many different languages.

Some of the paper is cut away to show what is underneath.

Hand dyed or painted cotton fabric was used.

The quilting was done before the paint was applied

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The backs on all the quilts are different.

She faced the quilts using this funny Christmas ornament fabric which, of course, doesn't show from the front. 

 

 Nice clear labels so that interested parties can get in touch, but no dates or sizes. 

 

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Visions Art Museum current exhibits closing 09-18-14

"Hanging Gardens of California"  Arline Fisch

An installation of brightly colored floating wire forms and jewelry from the artist's collection.

 

This is one of the three exhibits currently at Visions Art Museum.  There are also "30 Quilts for 30 Years" by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, and six quilts in "Tracings" by Deidre Adams.

 

All of these exhibits will close this Sunday, September 21st.  So, if you have been planning to go, now is the time.   Liz and I will be there tomorrow for one last look.

 

The International Biennial Quilt Visions exhibit will open on October 3rd and the artists reception will be on Saturday, October 11 from 5pm to 7pm.  It is always great to meet the artists who make these wonderful quilts. 

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Exhibits in San Diego 08-07-14

I drove to San Diego today to see the new exhibit at Visions Art Museum.  And, of course, to have lunch at my favorite sushi place, Ikiru.  They were ready to send out a search party since I haven't been in for over three weeks, or maybe a month!   Their food is so good, I have really missed it.  Didn't even look for a sushi place on this trip and ate a lot of meals out of my cooler and "lunch" box in my room at night.  Too tired to go out looking for a place to eat.  I can have a big breakfast at any motel these days (although I prefer HIE), so don't need much lunch; a piece of fruit, some cheese and crackers. 

Orange Blossom (front) and Real Crab Rolls

Orange Blossom - see the parchment slice of lemon?  Yummy.

Anyway, if you can get to VAM you are in for a treat.  Caryl Bryer-Fallert-Gentry's "Thirty Quilts for Thirty Years" (which are all thirty inches square) look spectacular.  They ARE spectacular.  She has revisited the designs she has done in the past and created new versions for this traveling exhibit.  Very impressive.  She has had such an influence on contemporary quilting over the years - so many innovations.  She was the first artist to have a machine quilted quilt win Best of Show in Houston.  In the Alcove Gallery Deidra Adams 
has six quilts from her "Tracings" series and all are gorgeous.  I like them so much that I bought two for TCQC, but they will hang in the gallery until the end of September.  The Valya Gallery is filled with Arline Frish's "Hanging Garden of California" which is composed of dozens of flowers knitted with multicolored metal wires and hanging upside down from knitted tubular stems.  They are quite beautiful and they dance when the oscillating fans are on.  Some of Arline's  neck pieces are hung on the end wall - again, beautiful. 

Photography is not permitted in the galleries, but you can see examples on the Visions website:  www.visionsquiltmuseum.org  And you can visit the artist's websites to see more of their creations. 

Glimpses of Quilt National opening. 07-02-13

The opening of Quilt National - 2013 was May 24 and 25 in Athens, OH, at the Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center.  I planned a Road Trip around it, which I enjoyed very much (except for the tornadoes).  But at the time I ran out of steam by the end of the day and didn't blog much about the event.  So, I will do so in little drips and drabs over the next few weeks. 


On Sunday everyone who could squeezed into the gallery to hear the artists speak about their work and the specific quilt they have in QN '13. In the center of this picture is Marianne Burr talking about "Thru the Lens".  Marianne says that she is primarily an embroiderer and her quilts are covered with very detailed even hand stitching to create the image.  Her quilt is the cover of the catalog.  www.marianneburr.com
In the background are quilts by Anne Smith, Catherine Kleeman, and Susan Shie.
 

One activity that the artists seem to enjoy is acquiring the signatures of the other artists. They carry their catalogs around and form these little knots of autograph hunters.  I usually join in, but I didn't do much of it this time - don't know why.  Here we have Kris Sazaki (of the Pixeladies and also President elect of SAQA), Susan Polansky, Leslie Bixel, Beth Smith (Director of Visions Art Museum/SDiego), and Deb Cashatt (the other half of the Pixeladies).  Background left is "Bow" by Sylvia Gegaregian and on the right, "Moonset" by Brienne Elisabeth Brown.
 

Deidre Adams with her quilt "Tracings III"  60"square.
This is one of my favorites in this exhibit.  She has used the technique/style that she has developed over the past years, refining and "growing" it into this amazing blend of texture and color.  This quilt sold immediately or I would have added it to TCQC.  The image in the catalog doesn't do it justice and neither does this one - one too dark and this one with a gallery spot shining directly on it.  www.deidraadams.com

 

Here is a close up of Deidra's quilt.  It has been heavily quilted and then painted so that the higher parts of the surface show the paint.  The white rings are added by hand around each "rock".
 

"Solar City" by Katherine Knauer who stands beside her quilt talking of her art.  That is not a microphone in her hand, but a recording device set up by QN staff. 
This is one of the most "traditional" quilts in the exhibit, but only by comparison to what else is hanging.  I think this is the "happiest/sunniest" quilt in the exhibit.  No website.
 

"No One But You" was made by Susan Polansky (picture above) and is another of my favorites.  The details are marvelous and viewed from a distance it just made me smile.  Another happy quilt.  www.susanpolansky.com
 

Isn't it amazing that these details read as they do from a distance.
 

 
"The Conversation" and artist Mary Ann Tipple.  This diptych is 72"W and 92"L.  A large piece that makes a striking impression from a distance.  It is hung at the end of the gallery so that it can be seen when visitors first walk through the door.  This is Mary Ann's father and his sister in the late 1930s.  She comments "since they are on two panels they can be switched to positions of agreement and disagreement.  I admire Mary Ann's work very much and have one of her large quilts (but not this large!) in TCQC.  This quilt sold at the opening.
www.textilearttipple.com