Art Quilts of Karin Franzen [1]
Enduring Alaska's long winter season, Karin Franzen finds endless inspiration in her wild surroundings.
Karin Franzen.
Her quilts feature detailed renderings of plant and wildlife that are intricately configured in raw-edge appliqué from scraps of recycled clothing. In order to offset the literal nature of her depictions, Franzen adds layered sheers to each piece to communicate a sense of natures mystery.
Title: Pirouette IV (2007).
Size: 49 x 42 inches (124.5 x 106.7 cm).
Materials and Technique: Silk organza over cotton, wool, linen, acetate, polyester, rayon thread, oil sticks, fabric paint, bleach; low-water immersion dye, screen-printed, discharged, raw-edge, appliquéd, machine pieced and quilted.
Photograph: Courtesy of Patrick Endres.
Detail View.
Title: The Barley Eaters (2007).
Size: 35 x 48 inches (88.9 x 121.9 cm).
Materials and Technique: Used clothing, synthetic sheers, Tyvek, acrlic paint, cotton batting and backing, rayon thread, photographs; machine quilted, pieced, raw-edge appliquéd, photo transfer.
Photograph: Courtesy of James Barker.
Title: Pirouette III (2007).
Size: 49 x 42 inches (124.5 x 106.7 cm).
Materials and Technique: Cotton batting, silk organza, cotton, wool, linen, acetate, rayon, quilting thread; dyed, discharged, overdyed, screen-printed, raw-edge appliquéd, machine pieced and quilted.
Photograph: Courtesy of Patrick Endres.
Comment [1]: As much as possible, I construct my pieces from used clothing. Recycling is fundamental to the tradition of quilting, and I consider it my one true reference to the customary form.
Title: Fibonacci's Crane (2007).
Size: 24 x 36 inches (60.9 x 91.4 cm).
Materials and Technique: Cotton, silk, rayon; machine pieced and quilted, hand embroidered, screen-printed, raw-edge, appliquéd.
Photograph: Courtesy of James Barkers.
Comment [1]: The visual interaction of light with sheers and the tactile qualities of various textiles provide me with endless inspiration.
Title: The Raven Clan (2009).
Size: 69 x 41 inches (1.7 x 1 m).
Materials and Technique: Silk organza, cotton, wool, linen, rayon, polyester, silk, cotton batting, rayon thread, cotton thread; low-water immersion dyed, screen-printed, raw-edge appliquéd, machine piece and quilted.
Photograph: Courtesy of Patrick Endres.
Title: A Time to Dance (April 28th, 2008).
Size: 47 x 44 inches (119.4 x 111.8 cm).
Materials and Technique: Silk organza, synthetic sheers, wool, silk, linen, rayon, polyester, acetate, cotton, rayon thread, cotton thread, fabric paint; low-water immersion dyed, silk-screened, discharged, raw-edge appliquéd, machine quilted, hand stitched.
Photograph: Courtesy of Eric Nancarrow.
Title: A Time to Dance (September 9th, 2008).
Size: 48 x 55 inches (1.2 x 1.4 m).
Materials and Technique: Silk organza, synthetic sheers, wool, silk, linen, rayon, polyester, acetate, cotton, rayon thread, cotton thread, fabric paint; low-water immersion dyed, silk-screened, discharged, raw-edge appliquéd, machine quilted, hand stitched.
Photograph: Courtesy of Eric Nancarrow.
Title: A Time to Dance (May 17th, 2008).
Size: 60 x 43 inches (1.5 x 1.1 m).
Materials and Technique: Silk organza, synthetic sheers, wool, silk, linen, rayon, polyester, acetate, cotton, rayon thread, cotton thread, fabric paint; low-water immersion dyed, silk-screened, discharged, raw-edge appliquéd, machine quilted, hand stitched.
Photograph: Courtesy of Eric Nancarrow.
Title: Bathed in a Turquoise Sky (2010).
Size: 69.5 x 41 inches (1.7 x 1 m).
Materials and Technique: Silk organza, cotton, wool, linen, polyester, rayon, thread, synthetic sheers; low-water immersion dyed, screen-printed, machine pieced, raw-edge appliquéd, machine quilted.
Photograph: Courtesy of Patrick Endres.
Comment [1]: I have a deep love for experimentation that springs from my fascination with fabric.
Reference:
[1] Masters: Art Quilts, Vol. 2, Curated by M. Sielman, Lark Crafts, An Imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York (2011).
Enduring Alaska's long winter season, Karin Franzen finds endless inspiration in her wild surroundings.
Her quilts feature detailed renderings of plant and wildlife that are intricately configured in raw-edge appliqué from scraps of recycled clothing. In order to offset the literal nature of her depictions, Franzen adds layered sheers to each piece to communicate a sense of natures mystery.
Size: 49 x 42 inches (124.5 x 106.7 cm).
Materials and Technique: Silk organza over cotton, wool, linen, acetate, polyester, rayon thread, oil sticks, fabric paint, bleach; low-water immersion dye, screen-printed, discharged, raw-edge, appliquéd, machine pieced and quilted.
Photograph: Courtesy of Patrick Endres.
Size: 35 x 48 inches (88.9 x 121.9 cm).
Materials and Technique: Used clothing, synthetic sheers, Tyvek, acrlic paint, cotton batting and backing, rayon thread, photographs; machine quilted, pieced, raw-edge appliquéd, photo transfer.
Photograph: Courtesy of James Barker.
Size: 49 x 42 inches (124.5 x 106.7 cm).
Materials and Technique: Cotton batting, silk organza, cotton, wool, linen, acetate, rayon, quilting thread; dyed, discharged, overdyed, screen-printed, raw-edge appliquéd, machine pieced and quilted.
Photograph: Courtesy of Patrick Endres.
Comment [1]: As much as possible, I construct my pieces from used clothing. Recycling is fundamental to the tradition of quilting, and I consider it my one true reference to the customary form.
Size: 24 x 36 inches (60.9 x 91.4 cm).
Materials and Technique: Cotton, silk, rayon; machine pieced and quilted, hand embroidered, screen-printed, raw-edge, appliquéd.
Photograph: Courtesy of James Barkers.
Comment [1]: The visual interaction of light with sheers and the tactile qualities of various textiles provide me with endless inspiration.
Size: 69 x 41 inches (1.7 x 1 m).
Materials and Technique: Silk organza, cotton, wool, linen, rayon, polyester, silk, cotton batting, rayon thread, cotton thread; low-water immersion dyed, screen-printed, raw-edge appliquéd, machine piece and quilted.
Photograph: Courtesy of Patrick Endres.
Size: 47 x 44 inches (119.4 x 111.8 cm).
Materials and Technique: Silk organza, synthetic sheers, wool, silk, linen, rayon, polyester, acetate, cotton, rayon thread, cotton thread, fabric paint; low-water immersion dyed, silk-screened, discharged, raw-edge appliquéd, machine quilted, hand stitched.
Photograph: Courtesy of Eric Nancarrow.
Size: 48 x 55 inches (1.2 x 1.4 m).
Materials and Technique: Silk organza, synthetic sheers, wool, silk, linen, rayon, polyester, acetate, cotton, rayon thread, cotton thread, fabric paint; low-water immersion dyed, silk-screened, discharged, raw-edge appliquéd, machine quilted, hand stitched.
Photograph: Courtesy of Eric Nancarrow.
Size: 60 x 43 inches (1.5 x 1.1 m).
Materials and Technique: Silk organza, synthetic sheers, wool, silk, linen, rayon, polyester, acetate, cotton, rayon thread, cotton thread, fabric paint; low-water immersion dyed, silk-screened, discharged, raw-edge appliquéd, machine quilted, hand stitched.
Photograph: Courtesy of Eric Nancarrow.
Size: 69.5 x 41 inches (1.7 x 1 m).
Materials and Technique: Silk organza, cotton, wool, linen, polyester, rayon, thread, synthetic sheers; low-water immersion dyed, screen-printed, machine pieced, raw-edge appliquéd, machine quilted.
Photograph: Courtesy of Patrick Endres.
Comment [1]: I have a deep love for experimentation that springs from my fascination with fabric.
Reference:
[1] Masters: Art Quilts, Vol. 2, Curated by M. Sielman, Lark Crafts, An Imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York (2011).
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