"Boundless" - Mounted Fiber Art Exhibit

As promised in my previous post, I revisited the beautiful Cerritos Library in Cerritos, California, and captured photographs of the Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists exhibit of  quilted fiber art mounted on 18" x 36" canvases.   I cannot say enough how honored I am to be a member of this group of highly gifted artists.  Not only are they artists extraordinaire but they are all genuinely simpatico in every way.

Poster Made by the Cerritos Library

 My Work in the Exhibit

"Royal Guardian"

"Contemplation"

Other Beyond the Edge Fiber Artist 

Members' Exhibited Works

Members jo p. griffith and Cynthia Catlin Viewing the Exhibit

"Frayed #1" by Mia Bloom

"Inner Space" by Cynthia Catlin

"Resilience" by Cynthia Catlin

"Good Night Molly Upton" by jo p. griffith

"Revealed" by Linda Anderson

"A Leafy Down Under" by Mary Beth Kile

"Pelican on Pier" by Eileen Wintemute

"Waterlily" by Laura Bisagna

"Road to Infinity" by Madeleine Bajracharya

"Antica" by Deborah Stanley

"Frayed #2" by Mia Bloom

"Meander" by Madeleine Bajracharya

This exhibit runs for the entirety of August and September, so if you are in the area, do stop by the Cerritos Library.

 

 Thanks for visiting. 

and...

Always remember, never fear to experiment.  

Sometimes wonderful things happen.

© Linda Friedman 2015.  All rights reserved

"Shaped by Fiber" and "Boundless" Exhibits

One Sunday, August 2nd, the group "Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists" installed a large exhibit at the magnificent Cerritos Library.  The installation of our art work will be on exhibit for the entire months of August and September, 2015.  If you happen to be in the Cerritos area, I hope you will stop in to visit the exhibit which features not only our 18" x 36" quilted art that is mounted on stretched canvases but also has an array of members' 3D and other fiber art works that fill the main lobby and History Room.  The library is located at:

Cerritos Library

18025 Bloomfield Avenue

Cerritos, CA  90703

One our members, Laura Bisagna, and her super talented videographer husband, Luke, created a great video that features the exhibit with a voiceover of the installation.  You can view this visual treat it at:

http://beyondtheedgefiberartists.blogspot.com/2015/08/boundless-and-shaped-by-fiber-exhibit.html

Below are a few photographs of the "Boundless" exhibit that were taken and shared by another member, Cynthia Catlin.  I will be visiting the library again soon and hope to take more photos of each mounted quilt in this installation and will share those in a future posting.

"Boundless Exhibit"

 "Shaped by Fiber" Exhibit

Set-up exuberance shared by ( L to R) Mary Beth Kile, Eileen Wintemute, Cynthia Catlin and the library curator

Glorious fiber art vessels by Cynthia Catlin

Me sharing a little joy over Cynthia Catlin's, Mary Beth Kiles's and my 3-D works

A closer view of 3-D fiber art works byCynthia Catlin, Mary Beth Kile and me

3D fiber art works by Cynthia Catlin and Madeleine Bajracharya

More 3D and mounted fiber art works by Cynthia Catlin, Mary Beth Kile and me.

Breathtaking, large art quilt by Laura Bisagna

Stunning art quilt banner by Mia Bloom

Various 3D and quilted arts by Cynthia Catlin and me

Various 3D and other fiber art works by Laura Bisagna and me

Quilted art by Eileen Wintemute

More quilted art by Eileen Wintemute

3D, sculptural and quilted arts by Cynthia Catlin  (quilted art on top shelf) and me

Hanging and mounted art quilts by Cynthia Catlin (top) and me (bottom)

Art Quilts by Laura Bisagna (top), Teresa Shippy (lower center) and art dolls by me

Art quilts and quilted, flat carryall by Laura Bisagna

Fiber art post cards by various Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists

Thanks for visiting.  Stop by again next week to see photographs of the individual 18" x 36" mounted works

and...

Always remember, never fear to experiment.  

Sometimes wonderful things happen.

© Linda Friedman 2015.  All rights reserved

"Emergence" - an "Inner Self Portrait" in Fiber Art

Sometime ago I promised to write about my quilt, "Emergence," that was shown with the Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists exhibit and that was titled, "My Inner Self Portrait".

The exhibit first debuted at:

Road to California Quilters Conference and Showcase

"Best in the West"at the

Ontario Conference Center, Ontario, California

from January 22-25, 2015

"Emergence"

 

 The theme of this Beyond the Edge Fiber Artist exhibit was, and is, the following:

"A fine arts fiber exhibit exploring aspects of self-portraiture. In this exhibit the artist was asked to look beyond the mere physical and instead present an inner view. The art work may reflect how the artist sees themselves at this time, or at a formative moment in their life. Each piece reveals something unique to the individual and at the same time, that which is universal to all."

The inspiration for my quilt stemmed from the following:

I perceive that every life has a purpose and that over time an evolving process leads to the birth and development of dreams and aspirations.  By protecting the spirit and letting it grow there can finally be an actualization and emergence of the driving forces in every unique human being.

In my next blog post I will provide a few pictures of how this work began, how it developed, what techniques were employed, and what materials and tools were used.

Where the Exhibit Will Travel in 2015 (after Road to California concluded)

New Jersey

When the Road to California show concluded, my quilt, along with all the quilts from the Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists exhibit, traveled to New Jersey with the Mancuso show and will be exhibited at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, New Jersey in The Quilt Fest of New Jersey XI from March 5 - 8, 2015.

Georgia

When the exhibit leaves New Jersey, it will head to Quiltfest Destination Savannah and will be there from March 26 - 29, 2015

Colorado

After Georgia, the exhibit will be shown at Denver National Quilt Festival from April 30 - May 2, 2015.

California

From Colorado the exhibit will head back to California for two more shows, as follows:

 - Quiltfest Oasis Palm Springs II from October 8 - 10, 2015

   and

- Pacific International Quilt Festival XXIV in Santa Clara, California, from  October 15 - 18, 2015.

Until we visit again...

Always remember, never fear to experiment.  

Sometimes wonderful things happen.

© Linda Friedman 2014.  All rights reserved

Honoring the Stately Peacock in Fiber

For the last few weeks I have wanted to create a mounted fiber art work that honors nature's stately peacock.  A couple of nights ago I put all my unanswered questions to bed and jumped into the project. 

Starting with the Head

Here's a little hint of what I hope will turn out to be a reflection of what my mind envisions.
Because this piece may be shown in a Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists exhibit, I can't show the drawing and steps in full until the art work is exhibited--that is, if it is chosen.  I can say that this piece will be hand painted with Setacolor fabric paints offered by Dharma Trading Company, mounted on an 18" x 36" stretched canvas and will extend beyond the bottom edge.  The peacock image will be appliqued to a hand dyed complementary background and will be heavily quilted with surface embellishment. 

As I move along with this work, I'll post more steps. 

Always remember, never fear to experiment.  

Sometimes wonderful things happen.

© Linda Friedman 2015.  All rights reserved

The Art of Sharing (by artists)

Fabric Gift from Mia's Stash

Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists met yesterday to herald in the holiday season.  Being in the company of lively, creative, accomplished fiber artists is joy enough but when members share their bounty it is a time to jump up and down and clap. 

Mia Bloom brought a big bag of fabric from her stash to share and the picture above shows the great fabrics that I grabbed up as if there were no tomorrow.  Mia overdid her generosity by also gifting beautiful potted plants from her garden.

Beautiful Potted Plant from Mia Bloom

Teresa Shippy brought squeals of happiness out of everyone when she let each member choose Christmas socks, the continuation of a tradition that she started last year.  I picked a pair that I could wear year round.  They are so soft and warm--perfect for this time of year.

Christmas Socks from Teresa Shippy

Eileen Wintemute, our #1, superb hostest with the mostest, presented everyone with an 8"x8" stretched canvas.  There couldn't have been a more thoughtful, perfect gift for a gathering of artists.

Stretched Canvas Gift from Eileen Wintemute

And, EGAD!  jo p. griffith (and yes, all letters are lower case :-) presented everyone with a 2015 calendar that has a picture of one of her art works on it.  The poor girl!  We all descended upon her to sign our calendars.  Her work is so amazing that she is sure to become one of the greatest recognized artists of all time and we will have a signed work!!!

jo. p. griffith's Calendar Gift

And the pièce de résistance had to be Cynthia Caitlin's Ghirardelli chocolate bar!  Oye!  Be still my heart. 

The world stopped still with Cynthia Caitlin's gift of chocolate

It is such a great honor and pure fun to be a part of Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists.  Each of us, and collectively, are exhibiting widely, so I hope you will check out what this group is up to on its blog that our leader, Eileen Wintemute has created and maintains.  Eileen's leadership keeps this lively group on track and is taking our 's works into wonderful exhibiting venues.  Kudo's to Eileen.

Always remember, never fear to experiment.  

Sometimes wonderful things happen.

© Linda Friedman 2014.  All rights reserved