Every other year the Oregon region of SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) organizes a traveling show. It is open to members of our local region and is always juried. In 2020 when it was time to start on the new show for 2021-2023, covid was rampant. Our committee members met on Zoom and pondered what to do since many galleries were closed. We decided to do a book instead.
Our goal was to have members juried in on the strength of their previous work. The chosen artists would create a new piece to be featured in the book since we weren't sure we would be able to secure any gallery venues. Each artist would have 6 pages in the book following their progress through their design process and the making of their art quilt. We produced a book with 21 artists featured. It is Emergence: Fiber Art from Concept to Stitch. It is available on Amazon in hard cover or as an eBook.
Ultimately, we did get the show shown in several venues which have now passed but the book is still available for anyone curious about how an individual goes about designing and making their art quilt.
The pieces that I made for the book sold at one of the last venues. It was called The Marsh. Although not obvious from a distance, I used a number of fabrics with animals, amphibians or insects in the print. There are also a few secret stitched creatures just as a surprise if the viewer comes in for close detail. I wanted to show that even spaces that look uninhabited to our eye are actually teeming with rich biodiversity and deserve our respect.
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