Textile Study Group of New York--Yard Works--Accepted piece titled, "Permian Tide Pool Party"

This piece titled, "Permian Tide Pool Party," measures 18 inches wide x 36 inches long. It was submitted and accepted into the following show:

YARD WORKS--a juried exhibition of works created by members of the Textile Study Group of New York (TSGNY). All artwork in the exhibition will be documented with a printed catalog.

Juror: Janusz Jawarski, Program Director for Chashama (organization in charge of Durst Lobby Exhibitions) will jury the exhibition.

YARD WORKS will be exhibited in the the Lobby Gallery of the Durst Building at 1133 Avenue of the Americas in New York City. The gallery is on the street level and is accessible to employees of the building’s corporate and business offices and their visitors, offering TSGNY an important opportunity to reach new audiences.

The gallery will be open to the public during the reception on October 6, 2016, from 6 to 8 pm. At other times, it will be open by appointment only. The exhibition will run from September 21 through November 16, 2016.

Permian Tide Pool Party is a collage of crocheted and knitted elements plus a mix of buttons, beads, wire, and fabric.

Complex Cloth

These examples of complex cloth were made by creating a collage of hand-dyed & stamped fabric scraps over a foundation fabric such as an old linen napkin, a piece of hand-dyed fabric, or a commercial batik. Sometimes I add pieces of Angelina fiber or short lengths of novelty yarn. Once I achieve a composition that pleases me, I pin a layer of tulle on top and secure the "sandwich" with free-motion quilting. The piece of complex cloth then becomes part of my fabric stash collection to be used later in a specific project where it gets cut up and incorporated into the design, whatever that may be.