Creation of Living Bricks: A 3-D Work

 On Christmas day 2022 a pipe froze flooding our newly remodeled condominium, leaving us homeless. I was devastated. Yet one week later on New Year’s Day as I walked along Church Street in historic Beaufort, South Carolina I came upon an old brick wall. It was alive with moss, lichen and tiny ferns, one brick so different from the next. I decided to make a fabric brick wall. I discovered some wooden jewelry/treasure boxes on line that were the size of bricks. I then covered the boxes in batting and hand dyed and painted fabrics. Embellishing each brick was fun using nylon netting, Tyvek, wool roving, cheesecloth with lots of stitching with embroidery floss. I then played with arranging the bricks to form the wall. 

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See Three of Barbara Schneider's Sculptural Works

 

Fine Line Creative Arts Center

37w570 Bolcum Rd

St. Charles IL 60175

May 12, 2022-April 2024

When COVID Turns the World 'Inside Out'

  My recent work is created from a variety of hand colored fabrics.

“Inside Out 2” was created during time of pandemic isolation. The labor intensive construction of these pieces was a perfect way for me to pass time in lock down, while exploring a new three-dimensional way to express how architecture influences my work.

Inside Out by Judy Langille

Judy Langille Looks Beyond the 'Facade'

I visited an Italian palace built in the 15th century.  It was constructed using 8,500 white marble tetrahedrons. Their carving and positioning created the light and shadows reflected on this building that I was so taken with. My immediate fascination with the stories within these stones allowed me to look closely and inspired this piece of work.

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'Facade 5' by Judy Langille

Yolanda Sanchez Celebrates the Body in a Recent Work

My work celebrates the body, its rhythms and dance, through color and its relationships. The inspiration and title of this piece comes from a book of maxims by Uruguayan poet, Eduardo Galeano, in which he challenges the depreciative cultural views of our bodies. 

“My Body Is a Fiesta”

60 x 40 inches; silk organza, thread

Bojagi-inspired construction; 2020

 

A Pandemic Piece from Adria Sherman

Adria Sherman made "Along the Trail" during the pandemic as she was reflecting on past hiking adventures away from home. It's 28" L x 21.5" W and made of Fosshape, Lutradur, gauze, paints, dyes, and threads.  

Along the Trail by Adria Sherman

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

 

Adria Sherman is Creating 3-D Forms

During 2020 I spent much time scouring my accumulated fabrics from the past and creating new work from old.  Made from previously painted, printed, and dyed fabric scraps, beads, found paper, hand stitching.  10"L x 5.5" W x 4.5" D.

Soft Sculpture III by Adria Sherman

Falling Into Layers at Blue Door Art Center

The Blue Door Art Center in Yonkers, NY is hosting their exhibition Falling into Layers: Contemporary Art Quilts from October 7-30.  The show will feature work by Art Cloth Network members Barbara Schulman and Mary Vaneecke.  

Two works from Mary's Samaras series are included.  An image of bladderwort plants and maple seeds scattered on water inspired the series.  Mary is interested in how humans deal with chaos, find beauty there, and relinquish control in the face of it.  

See more of the series at www.maryvaneecke.com

Off the Wall II (94'' by 24'') by Mary Vaneecke 

Samaras Really Do Grow on Trees (36'' by 36") by Mary Vaneecke

 

Judy Langille is "Boxed In"

Boxed In by Judy Langille

From Art Cloth Network member Judy Langille

I visited an Italian palace built in the 15th century. It was constructed using 8,500 white marble tetrahedrons. Their carving and positioning created the light and shadows reflected on this building that I was so taken with. 

My immediate fascination with the stories within these stones allowed me to look closely and inspired this piece of 3-D work.