Preamble
Art Quilts have featured on this blogspot and so for your convenience I have listed below previous posts in this series:
Art Quilts - Part I
Art Quilts - Part II
Art Quilts - Part III
Art Quilts - Part IV
Art Quilts - Part V
Art Quilts - Part VI
Art Quilts - Part VII
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part I
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part II
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part III
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part I
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part II
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part III
Art Quilts of Jane Sassaman
Art Quilts of Michael A. Cummings
Introduction by Cocky Verweyen (Oud Trunhout, Belgium) [1]
It is very special to me to be a part of the jury of the European Art Quilt Foundation. I feel very honored.
A long time ago I was a traditional quilter, teaching the basic techniques of quilting as well as the use of color. After 20 years I changed direction as I felt I could better express myself on canvas through the process of painting. This is why I was very surprised by the many special ways with which the quilters express themselves so well. The shapes, techniques and designs were very surprising to me. Congratulations to all the contributors.
Thirty years ago the quilt was an expression of traditional craftsmanship. Today, the quilts I saw on the adjudication have become a true expression of art, which is a joy to look at. The thoughts, ideas and techniques translated into the quilts come together in a creative process, making the quilter a true artist. Looking through the catalogues of the previous years, it show this development very well.
The organization of the jury was professionally managed by the European Art Quilt Foundation. My wish is that the selected work will lead to an interesting and fascinating exhibition which connects Europe in an artistic way.
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part III [1]
Quilter: Yaek David-Cohen (London, UK) [1].
Full View
Title: Whirlpool (2014).
Materials: Mixed media on found textile - four layers of found textile, acrylic, thread, scrim, ink.
Technique: Sewn by hand, embroidered, painted.
Size: 100 cm (wide) x 137 cm (length).
Comment [1]: This work demonstrates the confluence of growth and new life in the most of natural processes.
Detailed View 1
Detailed View 2
Quilter: Fenella Davies (Bath, UK) [1].
Full View
Title: Death in Venezia (2014).
Materials: Antique raw silk, cotton, scrim, flashing, Japanese matting, Lutrador.
Technique: Painted, hand stitched, collaged.
Size: 91 cm (wide) x 115 cm (length).
Comment [1]: Venice, Italy, is a city full of contradictions. Surface beauty and back street squalor. Ornate luxury and crumbling buildings. Tourists with cameras, beggars with babies. Even death visits Venice.
Detailed View 1
Detailed View 2
Quilter: Rita Dijkstra-Hesselink (Hangelo, the Netherlands) [1].
Full View
Title: Black Shadow (2014).
Materials: Hand-dyed, cottons, polyester materials.
Technique: Patchwork, fusing, appliqué, thermofax printing, free motion quilting.
Size: 124 cm (wide) x 113 cm (length).
Comment [1]: Evertything in life has a colored outside with a black shadow existing in the background. The day-to-day challenge is to enjoy the colors and to accept the existence of the shadow, and deal with it.
Detailed View 1
Detailed View 2
Quilter: Will Doreleijers (Dordrecht, the Netherlands) [1].
Full View
Title: Found Memory (2014).
Materials: Cotton, polyester organza.
Technique: Batik, transfer dye, machine stitching.
Size: 117 cm (wide) x 83 cm (length).
Comment [1]: A colorful retrospective of a distant past.
Detailed View 1
Detailed View 2
Reference:
[1] European Art Quilt Foundation, Molenschat, Netherlands (2014).
Art Quilts have featured on this blogspot and so for your convenience I have listed below previous posts in this series:
Art Quilts - Part I
Art Quilts - Part II
Art Quilts - Part III
Art Quilts - Part IV
Art Quilts - Part V
Art Quilts - Part VI
Art Quilts - Part VII
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part I
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part II
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part III
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part I
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part II
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part III
Art Quilts of Jane Sassaman
Art Quilts of Michael A. Cummings
Introduction by Cocky Verweyen (Oud Trunhout, Belgium) [1]
It is very special to me to be a part of the jury of the European Art Quilt Foundation. I feel very honored.
A long time ago I was a traditional quilter, teaching the basic techniques of quilting as well as the use of color. After 20 years I changed direction as I felt I could better express myself on canvas through the process of painting. This is why I was very surprised by the many special ways with which the quilters express themselves so well. The shapes, techniques and designs were very surprising to me. Congratulations to all the contributors.
Thirty years ago the quilt was an expression of traditional craftsmanship. Today, the quilts I saw on the adjudication have become a true expression of art, which is a joy to look at. The thoughts, ideas and techniques translated into the quilts come together in a creative process, making the quilter a true artist. Looking through the catalogues of the previous years, it show this development very well.
The organization of the jury was professionally managed by the European Art Quilt Foundation. My wish is that the selected work will lead to an interesting and fascinating exhibition which connects Europe in an artistic way.
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part III [1]
Quilter: Yaek David-Cohen (London, UK) [1].
Title: Whirlpool (2014).
Materials: Mixed media on found textile - four layers of found textile, acrylic, thread, scrim, ink.
Technique: Sewn by hand, embroidered, painted.
Size: 100 cm (wide) x 137 cm (length).
Comment [1]: This work demonstrates the confluence of growth and new life in the most of natural processes.
Quilter: Fenella Davies (Bath, UK) [1].
Title: Death in Venezia (2014).
Materials: Antique raw silk, cotton, scrim, flashing, Japanese matting, Lutrador.
Technique: Painted, hand stitched, collaged.
Size: 91 cm (wide) x 115 cm (length).
Comment [1]: Venice, Italy, is a city full of contradictions. Surface beauty and back street squalor. Ornate luxury and crumbling buildings. Tourists with cameras, beggars with babies. Even death visits Venice.
Quilter: Rita Dijkstra-Hesselink (Hangelo, the Netherlands) [1].
Title: Black Shadow (2014).
Materials: Hand-dyed, cottons, polyester materials.
Technique: Patchwork, fusing, appliqué, thermofax printing, free motion quilting.
Size: 124 cm (wide) x 113 cm (length).
Comment [1]: Evertything in life has a colored outside with a black shadow existing in the background. The day-to-day challenge is to enjoy the colors and to accept the existence of the shadow, and deal with it.
Quilter: Will Doreleijers (Dordrecht, the Netherlands) [1].
Title: Found Memory (2014).
Materials: Cotton, polyester organza.
Technique: Batik, transfer dye, machine stitching.
Size: 117 cm (wide) x 83 cm (length).
Comment [1]: A colorful retrospective of a distant past.
Reference:
[1] European Art Quilt Foundation, Molenschat, Netherlands (2014).
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