Virginia A. Spiegel

Boundary Waters 33 (Becoming One - Water) 
8×10″ (Designed to fit opening of 11×14″ mat)
White cotton fabric, acrylic paint, graphite, colored pencil,
inkjet print of manipulated photo on silk organza, thread.

Remember way back in July I came back from Alaska and said I had Boundary Waters’ fever and had to start some new small pieces?  The six artworks are done, at last, and posted here.

These are my favorite pieces of the moment because, although they lean to the surreal side of things, they are so personal.  There is my sister with her crazy hat, my beloved miniature coffee press and lucky blue bandana, the loon and the eagle, our lovely Kevlar canoe and all the things we cherish about our wilderness canoe trips.

Boundary Waters 36 (Java)
8×10″ (Designed to fit opening of 11×14″ mat)
White cotton fabric, acrylic paint, graphite, colored pencil,
inkjet prints of manipulated photos on silk organza, thread.

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Portage:  Set Forth

The Studio Art Quilt Associates benefit reverse auction, One Square Foot, opens tomorrow.  My Portage: Set Forth is in the first group of 12″ square art quilt that will be available with the price dropping each day. 

SAQA is “a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development and documentation.”  I am happy to donate this artwork to further the goals of this professional organization.

I actually took photos during the creation of this artwork; read my Technique Talk here.

Boundary Waters 32

Stitching, stitching, stitching.  One stitch at a time.  It is slow going on Discarded, but I’m thinking as I’m doing the stitching how long this is taking and how short a time the Tyvek jacket was worn.  I”m thinking that the time spent handstitching this artwork is as important of a statement as the artwork itself;  a balancing in the universe.

This photo in the Boundary Waters of a “double” moon inspired the two following pieces.  Plus I just wanted to work with a circular form; it’s so organic and holds so many connotations. These are works in progress.

Boundary Waters ?:  Double Moon

Boundary Waters ?:  Double Moon (detail)

Boundary Waters ?:  Double Moon 2

Boundary Waters ?:  Double Moon 2 (detail)

Boundary Waters 19

Christie Minervini, owner of Gallery 50, has posted the award-winners for the current invitational, Breaking Boundaries:  Art of the Quilt in Traverse City, Michigan.  It’s always great to win an award, but it makes it even better when I join such distinguished company as Pamela Allen,  Lynn Krawczyk, and Lisa Chipetine, 

You can read about all the winners on Christie’s Diary of a Gallery Girl blog here.

The exhibit will be up through December 31. The photo below of Gallery 50 is courtesy of Desi Vaughn, guest curator of the exhibit, whose artwork is being featured in the adjacent Rinaldo Gallery.

Gallery 50