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5895 Spencer Road
Grand Forks, BC,
Canada, V0H 1H5
Phone: 204-442-3946
ebelak@sunshinecable.com
Artist Statement
Emilie always
has had many creative hobbies and interests. Since the first quilting
class in 1985, she has taken many courses with gifted quilt artists and
has learned something from each of them.
Other
artists’ work, nature, flowers, color, photographs, and fabric are her
inspiration. She uses a variety of methods and materials to express her
ideas.
In her
quilts, Emilie strives to express the beauty of nature, and to give
herself and the viewer the joy, pleasure, and tranquility that is inherent
in all things beautiful. A major piece takes her a year to complete.
Emilie
is an internationally recognized quilt artist. Her quilt In Praise of
Poppies was chosen as one of the
‘100 Best American
Quilts of the 20th Century’.
Many of Emilie’s quilts were published in magazines and books.
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Swirling Leaves
27" x 35" - NFS - © 2002
Swirling Leaves is a
celebration of one of nature’s glorious seasons – the autumn. The
intuitive process in creating this was a new learning experience for me.
The pieced large leaf for the background, bars, appliquéd leaves,
netting, wind ribbon bands, couched ribbons, more leaves, glue and foil,
and beads, each a separate layer, comprise the creation of the quilt
top. Machine work; cotton, polyester, silk, netting, satins. Wind bands
inspired by Libby Lehman’s technique.
Wild Geese Calling
65" x 51" - $4,500.00 US - © 1997
With the fall
migration approaching, the arrow formations of flying geese come to
temporary rest, calling others to join them, taking off to the skies and
disappearing over the horizons. In the sky Escher-like tessellations of
geese interlock while realistic geese feed and frolic on the shores of
the lake. The wings of the geese are loose and real feathers can be
found on the beach.
Lagoon of Scarlet Plumage
45" x 47" - NFS - © 2003
Flamingoes gather in lagoons to
feed on shrimp and microscopic organisms, filtered through a highly
specialized beak held upside-down. Flamingoes are very timid and take
flight at the slightest disturbance: an alert call provokes a storm of
black and red feathers as they fly away, honking loudly. A variety of
machine appliqué techniques, 3-D leaves, photo transfers; cotton, silk,
polyester, velvet, and novelty fabrics; machine quilted.
Golden Chanterelles
24" x 24" - NFS -
©2002
In an awareness of a different
perspective of the world around me, I tried to acknowledge the beauty of
the minute, unobtrusive, and plain, often overlooked in the rush of our
everyday pursuits. In my youth my grandfather and I would browse in the
mixed forests collecting edible mushrooms for fresh eating and drying.
Cottons, polyesters, fabric dyes, crayons, embroidered, machine quilted.
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