Congratulations to Mary Tyler and Barbara Schnieder

Congratulations to Art Cloth Network members Mary Tyler and Barbara Schneider, whose work will be included in the Interpretations 2023 exhibition at Visions Museum of Textile Art in San Diego.  The show opens on October 13.

Guest Artist by Mary Tyler

I have the honor of being the guest artist at the Verksted Gallery in Poulsbo WA for the month of September. The Verksted Gallery is a co-op gallery run by its artist members. If you are in Western Washington State in September, please stop in Poulsbo and see the gallery. Poulsbo is a charming town that is very proud of its Norwegian founders.

Verksted Gallery

18937 Front Street
Poulsbo, WA 98370
360-697-4470

Here are a few of the pieces shown in the gallery this month:

Moon Shine, 26"W x 26"H

Eclipse, 27" H x 18" W

Exit, 34" H x 34" W

I hope you can stop by.

I Take A Fractal Journey by Mary Tyler

A fascination with color and pattern has always been at the center of my work as a fiber artist.Through the stages of growth from weaver, to hot wax batik methods, constructing Artist’s books, making kaleidoscope patterned quilts to my current focus on altered fractal images, the continuous theme has been color and pattern.

Fractals are found everywhere in nature, fern fronds, lightning strikes, the coastline of England. Fractals are geometric formulae that are used to define and measure repeating but irregular shapes. In other words, fractured geometry. I select fractal images from a computer program, render them into a useable form, then alter them using an imaging program. Then the finished image is sent to a digital printing company that returns it to me as printed cloth. I topstitch it and finish the piece. Even though each image starts off as a mathematical formula, it ends up as a personal statement about the world. Color and pattern are still the center of my work.

Fractal 1:

Bird 1:

Fractal 2:

Untitled:

Fractal 3:

Growth:

Mary Tyler

June, 2022

Click here to see finished work