Hand-dyed and commercial fabric, improvisational composition, machine stitched. Working in a fairly improvisational manner, I cut or tear fabric, stitch and celebrate the energy of color and texture.
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Source MaterialPat Kroth
Hand-dyed and commercial fabrics. Improvisational composition, machine stitched. I like to reclaim and repurpose cast-off materials. The inspiration for this piece came from my stash of tiny bits. Hence the title Source Material. The commercial upholstery backing pays homage to textile workers.
DowntimePat Kroth
Hand-dyed and commercial fabrics. Improvisational composition, machine stitched. Quiet time allows for creative sparks to percolate and ignite.
Pik Up StixPat Kroth
Parenting four children has its surprises, including stumbling over various toys and game pieces throughout the house. Even though my kids have grown up, with my grandkids, I still find bits and pieces tucked away.
FlightPat Kroth
Feathers can float on the breeze, yet are strong and powerful in flight.
Prairie GlowPat Kroth
Hiking through the woods then up to a bluff exploding with the color and light of prairie flowers and plants inspired this artwork.
LifelinesPat Kroth
The connections we have in our lives particularly in recent times can be a lifeline. Family, friends, virtual communication, online resources have all provided a way to link us together regardless of any DNA bonds.
Burst thy Cage AsunderCamilla Krueger
Hand stitched (fabric), hand embroidered, hand beaded. Looking at the proper, static flowers in the printed design I decided I wanted to help them explode into a new dimension, a new awareness, a new realm of existence. “Burst thy cage asunder” is from the writings of Baha’u’llah.
curved piecing sampleAl Krueger
This piece is from a class taught by Patricia Belyea offered by the NSNG. We learned how to draft and sew patterns using hand-drawn, free form curves, matching curves precisely.
Go Ask AliceAl Krueger
This piece was inspired by the fungi growing out of an old tree stump in my back yard. The mushrooms reminded me of the scene in Alice in Wonderland where she ingests mushrooms to change her size and the title references an old Jefferson Airplane song.
Mountain Creek Under the Setting SunFrances Krueger-Jackson
Free motion machine embroidery with a small amount of hand stitching/embroidery. This piece was done as part of the machine embroidery artist Carol Naylor’s workshop in free motion machine embroidery. Design Source – My imagination.
Auto’s Home & GardenFrances Krueger-Jackson
Piece was free motion machine stitched and hand embroidered.
Joomchi VotiveFrances Krueger-Jackson
Multiple layers of Korean mulberry paper felted together in the Korean method of Joomchi molded around a small glass jar.
CarvedFrances Krueger-Jackson
This is a wet fleted piece using resists that are then cut out to form the textured relief.
TubesFrances Krueger-Jackson
This piece was wet felted with a resist, stitched, and stuffed
Hong Kong RainCindy Kuo
Hand dyed fabric, machine quilted, hand beaded Rain is a constant in Hong Kong. Every where you look, there are people with umbrellas, trying to stay out of the rain.
Beaded Journal Project-JuneCindy Kuo
Beaded embroidery With every little bead sewn, another thought is woven. In the Chinese culture, 8 is a very lucky number. Many of the elements of this embroidery are based on the number 8.
Beaded Journal Project – JulyCindy Kuo
Beaded embroidery I am an unofficial member of the Beaded Journal Project. This is my July page. I used found objects from a trip to Hong Kong in July and included memories of my trip. The pandas are included as my daughter was working with the new pandas in Hong Kong.