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Off the Wall
66" x 18 "x 60"
- © 2005 - NFS
Off The Wall weaves together the many threads that were my process and
experiences as part of a year long exploration entitled "Inside The
Dress".
I followed my love of altering fabrics using textile paint and a bleach
discharge process. Parts of my inner person are revealed in the colours
and
imagery of the cloth
I created and the piecing together of the materials.
Hand painted, dyed and discharged cotton fabric, cotton and rayon threads,
chicken wire, yarn, oil pastel, recycled bits and pieces,
machine pieced and quilted, hand stitched and quilted
Reaching Out
6" x 12" x 2" - © 2005 - NFS
As a way to explore working in 3D with fabric, I signed up for a doll
making workshop with Margi Hennen. This soft sculpture is inspired by
that
workshop. One of the exercises for "Inside the Dress" stated: create a
self
portrait that includes what you perceive as your 'flaws'. This is it.
Discharged cotton fabric, cotton thread, safety pins, telephone wire,
buttons, painted cheesecloth, pigma pen
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Amish Peacock
42" x 32" - © 2002 - $850.00
Amish peacock was created in response to a challenge to give voice to
cloth
by translating a literary work into quilt art. It is inspired by Just
Plain
Fancy, a children's book by Patricia Polacco.
Cotton fabric, cotton, rayon & metallic thread,
pieced and appliquéd by machine, hand and machine quilting
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Landscape Elements
18 1/4" x 29 1/2" - © 2000 - $450.00
The juxtaposition of the vertical and horizontal curved lines has a real
landscape feel to it. The linear design has a quiet strength when viewed
from across the room while the variety of textures in the surface design
keep it interesting for the close-up view.
Textile paint, acrylic and chalk on canvas, hand painted, cotton
fabrics,
suede trim, machine pieced and quilted, hand embroidered and beaded
