29th September Competition at Alexandria Museum of Art

L'Homme Vert du Cyprie're was juried into the 29th September Competition at Alexandria Museum of Art.  The exhibit opens September 2, 2016, and runs through November 19.  Juror Francis Pavy selected 50 works from approximately 300 submissions.  The piece is composed of layered sheer fabrics and cast fiber, and is approximately 36 x 72.  It is shown here on exhibit at the Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center in Baton Rouge.

Free admission to the Museum on September 10, which is also Art Market day from 10-2.
My work was also included in the 25th, 26th & 28th competitions.

New Quilts! Metamorphosis: New Quilts from Old Favorites

Cornered! with detail and Puss in the Corner inspiration blocks

In August of 2008, my son found a tiny kitten under the hood of the car, covered in grease and fleas. He cleaned her up and she won his heart, as well as the scorn of our other two cats. Boris the black cat is determined to be Alpha male, and is also proud of his prowess at catching (catnip) mice, while Moose the orange cat is the mighty hunter of lizards and bugs who’s afraid of everything. Oslo the kitten sleeps, dreaming, no doubt, of how best to annoy her big brothers.
Background fabrics are hand-stamped by the artist. Cats are threadpainted over fabric collage, and are based on photographs taken by the artist.

Robbing Retirement to Pay the Mortgage with detail and Robbing Peter to Pay Paul inspiration block

It’s a scary economic world these days. Job loss, foreclosure and bankruptcy are worrying citizens who have worked and paid their bills on time for the first time in their lives.
The heavy black line is the Dow Jones Average from April, 2008 through February, 2009. Note the big dip in late September. Actual headlines were transferred onto the fabric using printable t-shirt transfer material. All headlines are from The Alexandria (LA) Daily Town Talk, where my husband was employed from May, 1977 until his position was eliminated in December, 2008.

See all the challenge quilts at:
http://fiberartsconnsocal.org/exhibition_catalogs/Metamorphosiscatalog.pdf
Quilt block diagrams and original cat photographs are my own work.