Triple-play opening of fiber art exhibits in Oregon
Boundary Waters 31 (North)
It’s not often you are able to go to one museum and see three fiber art exhibits.
The New Focus art quilt exhibit, including my artwork above, opens tomorrow, December 12, at the Coos Bay Art Museum in Coos Bay, Oregon.
There will be an artists’ reception from 5-7 p.m. for a total of three exhibits focusing on fiber art:
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December 12, 2008 – February 21, 2009
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December 12, 2008 – February 21, 2009
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December 12, 2008 – February 21, 2009Boundary Waters 29 (North) is an interpretation of the moss layered on the north side of trees in the Boundary Waters. Materials include upholstery fabric, white cotton cloth, acrylic textile paint, felt, organza, and copper wire mesh.
All artwork for this exhibit was mounted to 16×16″ stretched canvas per the request of curators Judy B. Dales and Kim Ritter. I really like the look and bought three additional canvases for future work. It’s quite easy to mount the artwork to the canvas using embroidery floss.
Here is what the back looks like with the stitching almost done:
Boundary Waters 31 (North) Mounted on stretched canvas.
Cynthia – Exactly! I do like the gallery wrap also and used it for both “Abandoned” and “400 Songbirds.” V.
I mount a lot of my work on canvas, not only in this manner, but also as gallery wrapped pieces. It does seem to help people more readily view the quilt pieces as art. It fits their preconceptions.
Judy – Thanks for the comments. Yes, I think lots of small works, including more of my own, need this “staging” to really show themselves as art. I won’t be able to attend the opening, but hope someone will send us all a report. V.
Beautiful work. Love how it looks mounted on the canvas. I will have to do more of this. Enjoy the opening and congrats on the show.