Art Lovers discussion

My good friend on FB just posted a comment about taking a break from school to take up cross-stitching. Another friend posted that it would be wasting her talents, unless she could find a pattern for the Sistine Chapel. Hmmm,

I was just wondering what kind of art has been made out of cloth, thread, yarn, etc. such as clothing, tapestry, quilting...

You're welcome to open your own thread (no pun intended!)

Oooh. I am going to have to open a fashion thread.

Lobstergirl wrote: "Oooh. I am going to have to open a fashion thread."

You go girl!

When I was an undergrad in Fine Art back in the 1970s, quilts as fine art were really big. Damned if I can remember any names from then, tho.

Heather wrote: "My good friend on FB just posted a comment about taking a break from school to take up cross-stitching. Another friend posted that it would be wasting her talents, unless she could find a pattern f..."

Haha! Fun pun!

Here's a link to an article about Cindy Rinne, someone I knew years ago, who makes art quilts.

http://rosehughes.blogspot.com/2013/0...

Here's an artist I met at a juried show. (She won first place.)
Some of her paintings and constructions use fabric:

http://www.kimberlyrowe.net/paintings...

Looks like some of the stuff I used to do in another life.

NOTE: This is not a plug for charity as that doesn't belong in this group.

Gift of Life Organ Donor Memorial Quilt, Patches of Love, Life Gift etc.

These quilts are created by individual squares donated by families and friends of loved ones who were organ donors when their mortal life was over. It is not created by professionals by any means, but I think the love and dedication it demonstrates is a work of art in itself.

There are many, many quilts in circulation and more squares or panels being added. Because of this, there are many organizations and websites demonstrating the different works.







As an individual example I will post the panel that my family contributed when my dad died. It went to the National Kidney Foundation. It was cross-stitched by his three sisters, not professional artists, but they made this with talent and love.



Other sites with quilts:
http://www.donors1.org/donor/quilt/30/
http://www.donatelifeny.org/personal-...
http://www.lifegift.org/lifegift/info...

I won (Yay me!) a quilt lot in the Powers' Museum lottery early this year. One of the things is a DVD on Why Quilts Matter, from whyquiltsmatter.com I have watched one episode, and art quilts are now called studio quilts (thought I'd throw that in.)

Spiva Joplin has a fabric/wearable art show for the rest of the month and into December. Thanks for reminding me about it; I may stop by while I'm in town today.

My Mom has all the talent in fabrics and yarn work. I've tried cross stitch, and did ok for a very beginner, but it just didn't click with me.

Besides, I'm the one who sewed her Barbie doll clothes to the carpet when I was much younger :).

I like to look at fabric art, from postcards to full outfits, but haven't tried making any ...

Congratulations Theresa!!!

As a guy, and you know we guys aren´t textile minded, I have always looked askance at this subject. Macho narrowmindedness I will admit. But back in 2002, I juried a show at the university I was teaching at on collage. The work included in the gallery exhibition included a few mixed media pieces. For years I knew it possible to put photographic images on stratum (?) other than paper, most easily with a product called LiquidLight. I had seen it placed on glass.

In my studio visits, I came across a 25 year old who had put images on tutus and miniskirts. I was enamored of the idea and since the university had a strong fashion design department, I included the work in the show. I had high hopes to inspire my photography students to explore wider horizons.

Much to my horror the chair of the FD department vehemently complained to my boss of the skirts as they were not well sewn. As there was bad blood between my boss and the FD, she came whimpering up to me that the skirts had to go. Not only did I have to remove the pieces (2) but I was designated to explain to the artist the edict. Fortunately, someone else removed the pieces and before I could confront the young woman, she approached me very upset as my boss had already told her of the decision.

Several months later, she had the same pieces in another group show and Jerry Collum, Atlanta´s foremost art critic, praised the piece profusely.

Such is life.

Geoffrey wrote: "As a guy, and you know we guys aren´t textile minded, I have always looked askance at this subject. Macho narrowmindedness I will admit. But back in 2002, I juried a show at the university I was te..."

Oww, Geoffrey. That's horrible! Disheartening, for sure, to say the least! I'm sorry.

No, Heather. It´s just university politics at a bad moment. The FD head had a point as the two pieces were bad examples to their students.

Geoffrey wrote: "No, Heather. It´s just university politics at a bad moment. The FD head had a point as the two pieces were bad examples to their students."

Well, thank you for the explanation.

Geoffrey wrote: "No, Heather. It´s just university politics at a bad moment. The FD head had a point as the two pieces were bad examples to their students."

Geoffrey,

Were the tutus being exhibited as "photographs" or as "fashion design", or multimedia? it seems like if they were being exhibited as a photograph they shouldn't be judged by the same standard.

Ed! Welcome back! We've missed you!

Heather wrote: "Ed! Welcome back! We've missed you!"

Hi, I am getting pretty busy right now, whipping out more paintings. Santa Cruz Open Studios is in October and I am in it, so I have been very busy.

Here's a link.

I am guilty of having accumulated a couple of years of reading without updating Goodreads. My bad!

Ed wrote: "Heather wrote: "Ed! Welcome back! We've missed you!"

Hi, I am getting pretty busy right now, whipping out more paintings. Santa Cruz Open Studios is in October and I am in it, so I have been very ..."

Wonderful! Congratulations, Ed!

If you are planning a trip to London the next couple of months:

https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate...

Ed wrote: "Geoffrey wrote: "No, Heather. It´s just university politics at a bad moment. The FD head had a point as the two pieces were bad examples to their students."

Geoffrey,

Were the tutus being exhibit..."

The show was actually a combined mixed media and collage show. i juried the two pieces in as I had hoped my photography students would be inspired by the photographs imprinted on the tutu. It should have as most of them wanted to be fashion photographers.The fact that the tutu was badly frayed and stitched forced its removal.The fd head went to my boss and ordered her to remove the 2 pieces and my boss came to me in a tiff and passed the order on. i told my boss i would not and she removed it. The artist came to me and complained vehemently and i told her it was out of my hands.



Ed wrote: "Heather wrote: "Ed! Welcome back! We've missed you!"

Hi, I am getting pretty busy right now, whipping out more paintings. Santa Cruz Open Studios is in October and I am in it, so I have been very ..."