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Lois Clark


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Box 59
Atlin, BC, V0W 1A0
quiltsandcomforts@clarkmail.com

Phone (250) 651-0007

Artist Statement

I have been working in fibers and fabrics since 1965, focusing on quilting for the past 25 years.  Traditional or contemporary, realistic or representational, my quilts are inspired by nature, particularly my garden, and the landscape of the North in all its seasons.

Fabrics entice me.  Colours, lines, shapes, patterns and textures become food for artistic expression.  My chocolate! 

Inspiration may come from fabric, a photograph of the garden or landscape, exciting quilt artists who share their expertise in workshops or books, or a ‘challenge’ set by a friend, guild, or quilt shop.  Challenges encourage stretching my imagination, the use of  new techniques, and tempt me to play with pattern in new ways and to explore new  forms of expression. 

Currently I strive to shed restraints learned in the traditional construction techniques of a Home Economics background to enable a more liberated approach and spontaneity to design.

 

 

 


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Fall Fireweed
 
30" x 46.5"- © 1998 - NFS

This quilt was inspired by a photo of the brilliant fall colours around a friend’s home.  Watercolour technique was used for the background.  Because colour was the main objective, the fabrics include a wide range of subjects, many a delightful surprise when they are discovered.

Cotton fabrics, machine piecing, confetti, machine appliqué, raw edge appliqué and machine quilting.

 


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The Rose and The Bee
40" x 48" - © 2001 - $ 1,550.00 Cdn

Crazy patch, machine embellishment, and insects, birds or fish were all part of the challenge requirements for this quilt.  Raw edge appliqué was the challenge for myself.  I particularly enjoyed making the bee’s wings and ‘finding’ in my stash just the right fabrics  for their bodies.

Cotton, nylon netting, synthetic plush, wool, machine piecing, machine appliqué, machine and hand embroidery, machine quilting.

 


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Twilight in the Garden
32" x 28.5" - © 2003 - $ 730.00 Cdn

The garden is always a great source of inspiration for my quilts.  Such a variety of colours, shapes and textures!  Evening light captures and emphasizes plants differently and provides another view of the garden. Influenced by Jane Sassaman’s work, this quilt provided an opportunity to explore new techniques in construction and style of expression.

Cotton fabrics, machine appliqué, Broderie Perse and machine quilting.

 


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Weedeater Working
 
40.25" x 54.25" - © 2004 - $1,723.00 Cdn

An avid gardener, I often wish someone would magically appear and tend to the never-ending weeds.  My fantasy weedeater was inspired by a cartoon of a bookworm……now if I only had my own weedeater to selectively eat its way through the garden!

Cotton, silk, rayon, polyester and blends, ‘silk’ artificial flowers, machine appliqué, machine quilting.

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