Category Archives: MISC

Antique Amish Quilts and Modern Art Styles

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Gina

Creativity Unleashed Were some of the well known and widely admired artists of the 20th century subconsciously influenced by the graphic impact created by Amish quilters from the 19th and 20th centuries, many whose work was not recorded and who … Continue reading →

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Series Quilts and Gallery Displays

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Gina

What do Gallery owners, Museum curators and Commercial buyers look for in a body of art work? Part 2 of “Making Series Quilts”, (Part 1) Art professionals selecting an artist based on his/her body of work are looking for a … Continue reading →

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Aerial Perspective Effect – Telling Up from Down

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Gina

Shade Values in Quilt Making Positioning the “light source” from the upper left corner is a standard convention among map makers. (Odd, because the sun almost never shines from this geographical position.) Even following this standard, sometimes the eye gets … Continue reading →

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Unrestrained Colors Pack Drama into your Art Quilts

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Gina

Experiment with Maverick Colors Unrestrained Colors Pack Drama into your Art Quilts – Part 2 of 3 Color Blocks – how much of which colors do I use? In part 1 of this article I discussed Maverick color palettes, the … Continue reading →

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Experiment With Maverick Colors

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Gina

Unrestrained Colors Pack Drama in your Art Quilts Part 1 of 3 – “mother fabrics”,  and accented analogous color palettes Say you want to work with magenta, tangerine and lime green fabric. How do you effectively harmonize these colors in … Continue reading →

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Quilters’ Rules of Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Gina

From a 16th Century French etiquette manual, transcribed by George Washington, and embellished here at Contemporary Quilt Art, (spelling all George’s) When you meet with one of Greater Quality than yourself, Stop, and retire, especially if it be at a … Continue reading →

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AIDS Memorial Quilt 25th Anniversary

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Gina

in the CQA Quilting News, from an article by Abbie Amadio, June 7, 2010, Third Coast Digest AIDS Project Originated in Milwaukee, WI in 1987 Panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt that are unique to Milwaukee and to noted fashion … Continue reading →

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David Taylor Quilt Exhibit

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Gina

David Taylor’s detailed stitching on display in Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, Colorado until Oct 14, 2010 in the CQA Quilting News, June 7, 2010 by Mike Lawrence, Steamboat Pilot, May 28, 2010 A new exhibit at Steamboat Art Museum … Continue reading →

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Women Link Math and Science in their Fiber Arts – always have

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Gina

Math Inspired Quilts Gerda de Vries, a quilter and mathematician at U. Alberta, Canada, recently said in a seminar at the Redpath Museum in Montreal, “The connection between textiles and mathematics is intimate but not often explored, possibly because textiles … Continue reading →

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Slice Quilts

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Gina

Fractured Images – Different Viewpoints excerpts from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette article by Patricia Lowry, April 14, 2010, permission granted to reprint First there was Cubism, then photographic collages and now – Slice Quilts, quilted fractured images that appear to … Continue reading →

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