10/25/2024
Hello everyone,
Here’s your morning piece from the Small Expressions 2024 exhibition.
7 of 33: “Cup and Saucer”
By Eden Quispe, Kansas
Artist Statement:
In this textile collage, steam from tea turns into a mini tornado...a flying saucer is a cup saucer...a woman wearing flowers in her hair attracts an enormous butterfly. Dali had the artist's knack of knowing how to see symbolism in the everyday. I like using my work to do the same, yet with everyday domestic items. By collaging doilies and handmade items, I hope to honor women whose knit and stitched items are all too often considered "low art”
Technique:
In this work, I created a piecework collage over an old quilt, including lace that was hand dyed red. I then added details with paint and quilt stitched red thread over the whole work with my sewing machine.
This exhibition was produced by the Handweavers Guild of American, Inc. (HGA). All works courtesy of the artists. This exhibition is made possible with support from the Fiber Trust.
