Hand-dyed, cut torn fabrics, improv composition. Machine stitched. The garden in my mind has no weeds, mosquitos, or lack of water, and is always in bloom.
Artist Archives
Garden Blooms
Vital SparkPat Kroth
Hand-dyed and commercial fabrics, applique. Improv composition, machine stitched. From the smallest spark, atom or seed incredible things develop and grow: mighty oaks, the human body…the entire universe.
Random SparksPat Kroth
Hand-dyed and commercial fabrics. Heat bonded applique, improv composition, machine stitched. The power of electricity provides comfort and convenience. Improv jazz adds flavor and unpredictablilty.
Wild OaksPat Kroth
Hand-dyed, sun-printed fabrics, heat bonded applique, machine stitched. The colors and textures of leaves can be real or imagined.
Blue NotesPat Kroth
Hand-dyed, commercial and recycled fabrics, over-dyed clothing, improv composition, Machine stitched. Blue notes, improv jazz music, inspire me while I work.
Sol PlayPat Kroth
Hand-dyed, discharged, over-dyed and sun-printed cotton, machine stitched. The natural silhouettes of these simple weeds attracted me with their pure energy.
Split CyclePat Kroth
Hand-dyed, discharged, overdyed cotton. Machine pieced and stitched. I reflected on this piece while training for a long distance bike trip in Florence.
Sky ViewPat Kroth
Hand-dyed and commercial fabrics, heat bonded collage, trapped threads, yarns, fibers, sheer overlays, machine stitched. I love walking under and photographing the tangle of tree branches overhead – embracing the sky.
ConTextPat Kroth
Hand-dyed and commercial fabrics, heat-bonded, sheer overlays, found objects, machine stitched. We live in a society bombarded with visual stimulation – not all information gets processed.