Volusia Wrapped in Fiber

I am thrilled to bits that the two pieces I submitted to this SAQA/SDA show have been accepted by juror Pamela Allen.

"Folded Fire" will hang in the Gateway Center for the Arts, in DeBary, Florida, from February 15, through April 6, 2011. 

"Sonia" (wisdom), is a memorial piece for my Chilean friend, who died far too young, from pancreatic cancer.  Boxing up "Sonia" and sending her from Texas to Florida will be quite emotional, but what a wonderful way to keep her ALIVE!!!  "Sonia" will hang in the Rose Room Gallery in the Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach, from March 10 through April 27, 2011.

This image shows some detail of Folded Fire.  Each piece is folded into three, cut, folded and strung together.  The piece extends for 12 1/2 feet.

Folded Fire

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Folded Fire was conceived from pop-up art and born from these early days of mine studying surface design.  The fabric, Kona cotton,  is stiffened and cut and folded in ways that negative space becomes much of the design. Folded Fire was accepted by the Fiber Artists of San Antonio for their 2010 show at the Gallery Nord.

One of my first pieces of hand-dyed fabric

This is a small piece of the yard of my hand-dyed fabric. I am now experimenting with a paper print for some three- dimentional work.  Still very much on sabatical and not sure where I am going --

Time For Recharge

Currently, I am learning to dye fabric. It is time for a self-imposed sabbatical focused on dyeing techniques and color. I usually find inspiration in quiet places and so I have cleared my plate of as many deadlines as feels right. Four pieces have been turned in for the Art in Fiber Show, at the Copper Shade Tree Gallery, in Round Top, Texas. The show opens on February 5 and runs through March 7, 2010. Also, I am helping to coordinate an exhibit, To Be Touched, at an assisted living facility in Austin, Tx.

Fabric Origami Boxes

I have been experimenting with fabric and paper and glue so that I can construct fabric boxes using traditional origami folds. The first photo is of a collection of boxes made from commercial fabric.