2021—what a year. I found myself stitching my way through a lot of anxiety and circular thinking. Mike and I also welcomed a new granddaughter and a new son-in-law. Two of our offspring bought their first houses, and we are looking forward to the arrival of another grandson in a few weeks. Given these blessings, it is hard not to be optimistic about the world —even if we worry about the future we are leaving to the people we love. Here is a gallery of details from artwork I have stitched in 2021:
Five Star Review
Today I finished The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich. This is a great story, well told—and embedded in the text are dozens of other noteworthy book suggestions! I listened to the audio version, read by the author, and at the end is a website to go to for an annotated list of those books. I’m on it.
Video Encore
Davana Robedee, from the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, NY, interviewed me for the exhibit Quilts=Arts=Quilts. Follow this link to the video, and other interviews with Q=A=Q artists. The Schweinfurth is a fiber-forward organization and this annual exhibit features 80+ wonderful contemporary quilts. A gallery tour is also available on the website. Oh, and don’t miss the Quilts and Poetry Project on their Instagram Page and website!
Work on View
One of the interesting consequences of the COVID pandemic has been the exponential increase of online exhibition opportunities. SAQA Virtual Galleries exhibit Legacies is all online and was curated by an artist I greatly admire, Barbara Schneider. Follow this link to see the exhibit, and my piece, Recollected 5.
Three of my Women’s PPE Breastplates will be exhibited in the next months. Exoskeleton 2 at the Artlink Gallery Midwest Regional in Fort Wayne, IN: Exoskeleton in Fiber Art Now: Excellence in Quilts, print and at the Virginia Museum of Quilts; and Padded Brigandine in OHIO + 5, at the Dairy Barn, Athens, OH.