Announcing a little-known art form! If you love color, design, and fine craftsmanship, fiber art quilts are for you. If you are an artist, this form of expression can expand your horizons. If you are looking for bold decorations or useful accessories for your home, you really need to explore this niche of fine art.
The internet is bringing attention to these creations made of fabric and thread. Many are traditionally sized to be used as wall hangings or bed coverings. Some artists make both large and small quilts, as well as pillows, table runners, place mats, or other accessories for a beautiful home.
As in any other art form, this medium is limited only by an artist's imagination. Some creators are inspired by traditional quilt designs which they may reintroduce in wildly modern colors. Many people take inspiration from nature. Check out the online galleries to see silhouettes of birds on a wire or tall ships, trees, flowers, and landscapes. Other works, however, suggest nature in shape and color in impressionistic ways.
Many of the designs are bursts of abstract color, shape, and energy. Some artists use geometric shapes and lines, either done with color or with stitching. Others use fabrics and thread as freely as the masters used paint to make their work explode off the wall. The variety you'll see in this art form is as wide as in any other.
It's fun to visit the websites of various artists and see how different and individual quilts can be. There are also galleries that sell the works of many artists. Exhibits where you can see actual works on display are held all around the US and in many other parts of the world. Awards are given at these exhibits, and many works will be for sale.
Fabrics used are often cottons - chintz or batik or hand-painted organics - but actually almost anything can be and is used. Foils and metallic threads are used for highlights. Texture, color, and details embroidered by hand or machine finish what color, shape, and pattern have started. Some artists use only fabric and thread, while others add beads, 'found objects', ethnic dolls or fetishes, shells, wire, cording, and more.
Both machine and hand embroidery are used to make these one-of-a-kind creations. Each artist has his or her own technique and distinctive style of threadwork, as well as color sense and use of shape, line, and texture. One artist suggests that her works be endlessly explored by changing the angle at which they are hung to get different perspectives on her designs.
All art lovers will appreciate the effects that artistic quilters achieve. There's something for everyone here: the serenity of nature, the symbolism of such enduring subjects as the Tree of Life, the energy of vibrant color, the tension of shape and line, and the fun of having a totally unique piece of art to call your own. There's a wide range of prices, too; no need to fear that everything is out of your reach. Whether you think you might like to do an art quilt yourself or you just want to window shop, you'll enjoy finding out more about quilts made by talented artists.
The internet is bringing attention to these creations made of fabric and thread. Many are traditionally sized to be used as wall hangings or bed coverings. Some artists make both large and small quilts, as well as pillows, table runners, place mats, or other accessories for a beautiful home.
As in any other art form, this medium is limited only by an artist's imagination. Some creators are inspired by traditional quilt designs which they may reintroduce in wildly modern colors. Many people take inspiration from nature. Check out the online galleries to see silhouettes of birds on a wire or tall ships, trees, flowers, and landscapes. Other works, however, suggest nature in shape and color in impressionistic ways.
Many of the designs are bursts of abstract color, shape, and energy. Some artists use geometric shapes and lines, either done with color or with stitching. Others use fabrics and thread as freely as the masters used paint to make their work explode off the wall. The variety you'll see in this art form is as wide as in any other.
It's fun to visit the websites of various artists and see how different and individual quilts can be. There are also galleries that sell the works of many artists. Exhibits where you can see actual works on display are held all around the US and in many other parts of the world. Awards are given at these exhibits, and many works will be for sale.
Fabrics used are often cottons - chintz or batik or hand-painted organics - but actually almost anything can be and is used. Foils and metallic threads are used for highlights. Texture, color, and details embroidered by hand or machine finish what color, shape, and pattern have started. Some artists use only fabric and thread, while others add beads, 'found objects', ethnic dolls or fetishes, shells, wire, cording, and more.
Both machine and hand embroidery are used to make these one-of-a-kind creations. Each artist has his or her own technique and distinctive style of threadwork, as well as color sense and use of shape, line, and texture. One artist suggests that her works be endlessly explored by changing the angle at which they are hung to get different perspectives on her designs.
All art lovers will appreciate the effects that artistic quilters achieve. There's something for everyone here: the serenity of nature, the symbolism of such enduring subjects as the Tree of Life, the energy of vibrant color, the tension of shape and line, and the fun of having a totally unique piece of art to call your own. There's a wide range of prices, too; no need to fear that everything is out of your reach. Whether you think you might like to do an art quilt yourself or you just want to window shop, you'll enjoy finding out more about quilts made by talented artists.
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