Fiber Art Almanac: Essays From the American Midwest is an online exhibition featuring fiber art and artist stories that portray the rich textile heritage and contemporary work in the Midwest.
Quilt Maker Exhibit
Ryn Pitts | My Journey to Norway (detail)
Helen Geglio | Lost Art of Mending (detail)
Katherine Simon Frank | Poppy Bower Broderie Perse method of applique embroidery, 2015
Peggy Wright | Nebula (detail)
Carol Marshall | Time and Tide Cotton cloth, 2015 100 cm X 40 cm
Jamie Lyn Kara | Upstream Cotton, linen, raw silk, French cotton prints, demin, corduroy, red onion skin dyed linen and cotton, woad dyed cotton 51″ X 42″
Carole Ann Frocillo | Fabric of Freedom (detail)
Katherine Simon Frank | Still Life with Dahlias (detail)
Carol Marshall | Time and Tide (detail), 2015
Carol Marshall | My Rescue cotton cloth, September, 2015 30″ X 30″
Pat Bishop | Walk of the Cranes Raw edge applique, silk, cotton, 2010
Jamie Lyn Kara | Upstream (detail)
Ryn Pitts | My Journey to Northern Lights and Midsummer Nights Raw edge applique, cotton and organza, free motion quilting with cotton threads, 2015 45″ X 35″
Carole Ann Frocillo | Fabric of Freedom Hand dyed and commercial fabric, pieced and raw edge applique, ephemera, 2012 29″ X 18″
Carol Marshall | My Rescue (detail), 2015
Julia Voake | Home is Where the Heart Is (detail)
Mary Lachman | Water Spout Artist dyed cottons, batiks, commercial cottons and synthetic fibers, 2015
Carole Ann Frocillo | Fabric of Freedom (detail), 2012
Mary Lachman | Water Spout (detail)
Mary Lachman | Mermaid’s Tale Artist dyed cottons, batiks, commercial cottons and synthetic fibers, 2015
Helen Geglio | A History of Toil: The Roost Cotton, linen, hand embroidered and stitched, 2015 36″ X 37″
Carole Ann Frocillo | Remnants of Home Hand dyed and commercial fabric, raw edge applique, 2014 18″ X 30″
Julia Voake | Home Is Where The Heart Is, But Grow Where You Are Planted Eco-dyed wool fabric, hand dyed threads & yarn, machine pieced and hand quilted 51″ X 61″
Pat Bishop, Gawking Cranes Raw edge applique, silk, cotton, 2010
Helen Geglio | Lost Art of Mending 2 Cotton, linen, hand embroidered and stitched, 2013 38″ x 37″
Katherine Simon Frank | Still Life with Dahlias Broderie Perse method of applique embroidery, 2015