The Dancers

Free-motion machine stitching. All thread. (9" x 12") 2009

Currently hanging in the from WOMAN II exhibit at the Lakeland Community College Art Gallery, Kirtland, OH. The show is from March 9 - April 3, 2009.

UPDATE:
The Dancers will be offered for auction at the Ohio Designer Craftsmen 15th Annual Gala Benefit held on April 25, 2009 at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus, Ohio. Proceeds will aid outreach programs of the museum.

The Gathering

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Free-motion machine stitching. Thread and sheer fabrics. (12" x 36") 2008

UPDATE:
Juror Wendy H. Outland selected The Gathering for the Ruth Lantz Award for Excellence in Fiber in the Best of 2009 exhibit of the Ohio Designer Craftsmen in Columbus, Ohio. The exhibit will be at the Ohio Craft Museum, 1665 West Fifth Avenue, in Columbus, May 3 - June 21, 2009. Opening reception is Sunday, May 3 from 1-4 pm.

The exhibit will then travel to 3 other venues in 2009:

The Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, OH, July 3-Aug 26
The Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH, Sept 13-Oct 25
Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH, Nov 12-Dec 19

You can also view the exhibit online.

7:35 a.m.

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Free-motion machine embroidery. All thread. (15" x 30") 2008

This will be in the ThreadLines 2008 exhibition at the Missouri State University Art + Design Gallery in Springfield, MO, September 5 - 29, 2008. The show was juried by Jason Pollen, Chairman of the fiber department at Kansas City Art Institute, and is sponsored by Uncommon Threads, a contemporary art quilt group.


UPDATE:
Jason Pollen selected "7:35 a.m." as winner of the Judge's Choice award. I am so thrilled... and speechless! The show looks fabulous, judging from the photos. Wish I could have been there. Photos of the opening reception.

UPDATE:
7:35 am will be included in the Best of 2009 exhibit at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus, May 3 - June 21, 2009.

Syd & Me

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For something different, here is a self-portrait of me with my dog, Sydni. Free-motion machine embroidery; rayon threads stitched onto a heavy canvas backing (25" x 32"). 2005

Included in the art of the STITCH exhibition, 2006, in the United Kingdom. The venues were: The Royal West of England Academy, Bristol; The Hub: National Centre for Craft & Design, Lincolnshire; and the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead.

UPDATE:
Syd & Me was included in the from WOMAN II exhibit at the Lakeland Community College Art Gallery in Kirtland, Ohio from March 9 - April 3, 2009.