Preamble
Art Quilts have featured on this blogspot and so for your convenience I have listed below previous posts in this series:
Art Quilts - Part I
Art Quilts - Part II
Art Quilts - Part III
Art Quilts - Part IV
Art Quilts - Part V
Art Quilts - Part VI
Art Quilts - Part VII
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part I
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part II
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part III
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part I
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part II
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part III
Art Quilts of Jane Sassaman
Art Quilts of Michael A. Cummings
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part IV
Art Quilts of Carolyn Crump
Jan Myers-Newbury
Art Quilts of Karin Franzen
Art Quilts of Emily Richardson
Art Quilts of Emily Richardson [1]
Experience in fashion design and theatrical costuming gives American fiber artist, Emily Richardson, an unique appreciation for color and texture - two elements that characterize her ethereal quilts.
Emily Richardson.
Working spontaneously, Richardson typically begins each quilt with pieces of sheer silk organza, which she paints with thin washes of acrylic, letting the paint run and pool. Richardson then cuts up the pieces and arranges them onto her design wall, rearranging and layering the fabric until a cohesive composition emerges. The build up of sheer layers serves to deepen colors, define liines, or mask what lies beneath.
Title: Until the Day (2008).
Materials and Techniques: Silk, acrlic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 44 x 42 inches (111.8 x 106.7 cm).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Detailed View.
Using single strands of embroidery floss that are matched to each piece, Richardson hand sews the layers together with an overcast stitch. She works with 20 or 30 needles at a time, so that she doesn't have to stop to re-thread. Her palette often reflects what she sees around her. A trip to Japan resulted in a series of works filled with clear pinks, lilacs, and cerulean blues.
Title: Quick Water (1998).
Materials and Techniques: Silk, cotton, netting, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 41 x 28 inches (104.1 x 71.1 cm).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Title: After the Sea Ship (2007).
Materials and Techniques: Silk, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 44 x 34 inches (111.8 x 86.4 cm).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Comment: My goal is to create a visual image that has never existed - not even in my imagination.
Detailed View.
The world provides plenty of inspiration for Richardson, but she says that the key to making art lies in not knowing what she's going to create next. Dense with form and color yet airy and light, her quilts seem like visions from another world.
Masque of Oriana (2004).
Title: Masque of Oriana (2004).
Materials and Techniques: Silk, acrylic paint, cotton; hand sewn.
Size: 72 x 48 inches (1.8 x 1.2 m).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Comment: I chose my medium because of the range of possibilities offered by the materials and techniques. From the fluid act of painting on cloth to the working of stitches, I'm continually excited by what I see.
Title: Cloud Forest (1999).
Materials and Techniques: Silk, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 42 x 56 inches (1 x 1.4 m).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Title: Goblin's Progress: In the Air (2006).
Materials and Techniques: Silk, cotton, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 25 x 25 inches (63.5 x 63.5 cm).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Title: Undertow (2006).
Materials and Techniques: Silk, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 69 x 48 inches (1.7 x 1.2 m).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Detailed View.
Title: Came out of the Sea (2003).
Materials and Techniques: Silk, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 51 x 29 inches (129 x 73.7 cm).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Comment: Sometimes I'll compose an entire piece on the wall, pinning bits of painted fabric in place, then dismantling the whole to start afresh. This gets me fully acquainted with the parts of a quilt.
Detailed View.
Title: Full Fathom Five (2001).
Materials and Techniques: Silk, linen, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 60 x 31 inches (1.5 x 0.7 m).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Title: Blossoms of the Waves (2006).
Materials and Techniques: Silk, cotton, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 28 x 44 inches (71.1 x 111.8 cm).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Reference:
[1] Masters: Art Quilts, Vol. 2, Curated by M. Sielman, Lark Crafts, An Imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York (2011).
Art Quilts have featured on this blogspot and so for your convenience I have listed below previous posts in this series:
Art Quilts - Part I
Art Quilts - Part II
Art Quilts - Part III
Art Quilts - Part IV
Art Quilts - Part V
Art Quilts - Part VI
Art Quilts - Part VII
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part I
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part II
Art Quilters of the Netherlands - Part III
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part I
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part II
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part III
Art Quilts of Jane Sassaman
Art Quilts of Michael A. Cummings
Four Selected European Art Quilters - Part IV
Art Quilts of Carolyn Crump
Jan Myers-Newbury
Art Quilts of Karin Franzen
Art Quilts of Emily Richardson
Art Quilts of Emily Richardson [1]
Experience in fashion design and theatrical costuming gives American fiber artist, Emily Richardson, an unique appreciation for color and texture - two elements that characterize her ethereal quilts.
Working spontaneously, Richardson typically begins each quilt with pieces of sheer silk organza, which she paints with thin washes of acrylic, letting the paint run and pool. Richardson then cuts up the pieces and arranges them onto her design wall, rearranging and layering the fabric until a cohesive composition emerges. The build up of sheer layers serves to deepen colors, define liines, or mask what lies beneath.
Materials and Techniques: Silk, acrlic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 44 x 42 inches (111.8 x 106.7 cm).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Using single strands of embroidery floss that are matched to each piece, Richardson hand sews the layers together with an overcast stitch. She works with 20 or 30 needles at a time, so that she doesn't have to stop to re-thread. Her palette often reflects what she sees around her. A trip to Japan resulted in a series of works filled with clear pinks, lilacs, and cerulean blues.
Materials and Techniques: Silk, cotton, netting, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 41 x 28 inches (104.1 x 71.1 cm).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Materials and Techniques: Silk, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 44 x 34 inches (111.8 x 86.4 cm).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Comment: My goal is to create a visual image that has never existed - not even in my imagination.
The world provides plenty of inspiration for Richardson, but she says that the key to making art lies in not knowing what she's going to create next. Dense with form and color yet airy and light, her quilts seem like visions from another world.
Title: Masque of Oriana (2004).
Materials and Techniques: Silk, acrylic paint, cotton; hand sewn.
Size: 72 x 48 inches (1.8 x 1.2 m).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Comment: I chose my medium because of the range of possibilities offered by the materials and techniques. From the fluid act of painting on cloth to the working of stitches, I'm continually excited by what I see.
Materials and Techniques: Silk, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 42 x 56 inches (1 x 1.4 m).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Materials and Techniques: Silk, cotton, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 25 x 25 inches (63.5 x 63.5 cm).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Materials and Techniques: Silk, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 69 x 48 inches (1.7 x 1.2 m).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Materials and Techniques: Silk, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 51 x 29 inches (129 x 73.7 cm).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Comment: Sometimes I'll compose an entire piece on the wall, pinning bits of painted fabric in place, then dismantling the whole to start afresh. This gets me fully acquainted with the parts of a quilt.
Materials and Techniques: Silk, linen, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 60 x 31 inches (1.5 x 0.7 m).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Materials and Techniques: Silk, cotton, acrylic paint; hand sewn.
Size: 28 x 44 inches (71.1 x 111.8 cm).
Photograph: Courtesy of Rick Fine.
Reference:
[1] Masters: Art Quilts, Vol. 2, Curated by M. Sielman, Lark Crafts, An Imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York (2011).
