CIRCLE OF FRIENDS GALLERY
Announces
The Gala Opening
of
100 Years of Quilts
August 15th - Sunday - 4 to 6 PM
Meet the Artists - Light Refreshments
Please Visit www.circleoffriendsgallery.com for information about the artists
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Birds of Paradise by Gigi Kandler |
Night Flight by Catherine Curry |
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Double Wedding Ring by Nannie Elizabeth Keane |
Ragged Hearts by Anna Laura Reidt
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100 Years of Quilts
The Circle of Friends Gallery in Atascadero is proud to exhibit the work of many fabric artists in its new show, 100 Years of Quilts. Quilts in the exhibit are from the early years of the 20th century with the fine hand quilting requiring 11 stitches per inch up, to modern quilting that features many surprising variations thanks to the sewing machine.
In the classic quilt, designs come from great grandmothers, grandmothers, mothers, and children sitting together to create patterns that made their lives. There are antique quilts created by Catherine Comeau Johnson of South Dakota, Mary Kirby Town of Nebraska, Nanny Elizabeth Keane of Indiana, and others.
Quilting as an art form had its origin in necessity. Women had to keep their families warm. As wool was not always available, women turned to piecing together whatever scraps they had, sandwiching cotton batting on both sides with fabric and stitching the layers together. As they proceeded with the work, color placement, variation, and line turned into many classic patterns.
However, as many arts and crafts do, quilting became a way to produce visual art as wall hangings for decoration and self expression. The sewing machine has introduced flexibility that allows artists to quilt their work with intricate stitching patterns. Some of the works include varied materials/beading/knitting in a single hanging, hand dyed fabrics, and photographs transformed into fabric. This show includes beautiful work of local artists Gigi Kandler, Rene Jennings, Barbara Bast, Catherine Currie, Kathy Howard, Linda Marley, Elaine Wolfe, Rosemary Dexter, Marva Daley, and Anna Laura Reidt.
The Gala opening for the exhibit will take place Sunday, August 15, from 4 - 6 PM.
The show, 100 Years of Quilts, is being shown concurrently with the Brickyard Theatre’s production of QUILTERS by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek. Circle of Friends Gallery is located in the home of Charles and Anet Carlin of Atascadero. For additional information please call 466-4653.