Yolanda Sanchez Values the Remnant

The shape of With a Full Heart was inspired by an image of a Korean ceremonial garment, known as a “wonsam.” The wide, outstretched sleeves provided many associations for me – medieval triptych altarpieces, strong arms that are ready to protect and envelop, even something that is ready to fly! All spiritual, nourishing images that inspire the heart. I think of this work as an offering, imparting joy and love. The work is completely made of strips of silk fabric leftover from previous Bojagi projects, thus remaining true to the concept of reuse and conservation. Bojagi has reminded me to value the remnant.

Yolanda Sánchez, With a Full Heart, 2016, silk remnants, thread, studio view; 52 x 32 inches, exhibited at the Korea Bojagi Forum, Bojagi: The Living Tradition, Suwon/Hwaseong Museum, Suwon, South Korea

 

Mary Vaneecke is Stitching Stories

 ACN member Mary Vaneecke's work Abuela Reads the Headlines is now on view at the Vision Gallery in Chandler, Arizona as part of the Art Quilts XXVI exhibition.  The theme this year is Stitching Stories.  The online juror Ellen Blalock's gallery talk will be on Thursday, December 2 at 5:30 MST.  You can register for the online event by clicking here. 

The collage includes found objects, hand-dyed vintage linens and commercial fabrics, hand-felted and beaded wool rope layered over shibori with machine stitched headlines about the Obama immigrant detention camps.  

Abuela Reads the Headlines, 55'' x 84''

Abuela Reads the Headlines, detail

More from her series on the brain, by Regina Marzlin

 The inner workings and structure of the human brain have been of interest to me since I was a teenager. Since then, I have had some experience with brain trauma in our immediate family and it has deepened my respect for this marvelous organ. 

This piece is part of a series I'm working on (which I started 5 years ago). I'm loosely depicting neuronal cells in the brain using my own screen prints on hand dyed fabrics, as well as using other surface design methods to introduce brain imagery. Machine stitches enhance the design. I'm now working on two more pieces based on these screen prints and will continue to add to this series.

The Wonder of Conciousness, by Regina Marzlin

The Wonder of Conciousness, detail

Snorkeling Inspires

"Under the Sea."  Many wonderful snorkeling experiences inspired this collage by Adria Sherman.  Akua inks were used to create monoprints on Asian papers and sections of the collage were embellished with acrylic markers. 9.5"L x 13" W

Under the Sea by Adria Sherman

 

A Piece from Barbara Schulman

Power to the People by Barbara Schulman

Experiments with free-motion stitching (which I cannot seem to do), enhanced with additional machine stitching, paint, dyed & discharged fabric.  It is 20” x16.''

 

Held Harmless #15

This is another from my Held Harmless series which calls out those who made the Pandemic worse but will never be held responsible for their bad behavior.  Sadly, the series continues . . .

I made a paper collage, photographed and Photoshopped it then sent it off to Spoonflower to be printed.  Once back I began the several weeks long hand stitching to bring out the design and add depth and interest.