Buttons, hand dyed, hand embroidered, hand beaded, sashiko stitching. Hand-dyed fabric donated by an unknown artist forms the background for this lively underwater dance of fish, jellyfish, coral and manta rays.
Guild Archives
Sea Dreams
City DashMarjorie Leon
Hand woven tapestry. Handwoven free-form tapestry with cotton warp, wool weft and trade beads from India. Design Source – Original.
Alice’s DreamCarol Levenberg
beaded Inspired by past president of guild who is a delightfully flamboyant lady who enjoys life.
Becalmed at MidnightCarol Levenberg
Hand beaded and embellished – conch shells and green serpentine stones. The most beautiful adornments are found in nature.
Running WaterRoberta Levin
Machine pieced and quilted. Although the fabrics are busy, I find the vertical strips to be calming. I pieced and quilted this work.
Matt’s QuiltRoberta Levin
This quilt was made for my son to honor his 18th birthday. There are two special squares which reflect his scholastic interests and accomplishments.
Dreaming of JapanRoberta Levin
IQI I pieced and quilted this by machine. Nippori Textile Town in Tokyo is home to over 100 fabric shops. Easily overwhelmed, I focused on finding fabrics to make a new quilt for my bed. The print border fabric, with its modern representation of traditional Japanese textile techniques such as shibori and ikat, and itsContinue reading “Dreaming of Japan
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Radiantly GloriousNatasha Lewis
Hand dyed, wet felted, wire-spun yarn, needle felting, machine stitching, painting. Inspired by the theme “Colors of the Vine”, this piece reflects the glory of sunlight and how it touches everything with its brilliance, transforming our world, making it alive with color. This piece was shown in Verona, Italy in May 2015 as part ofContinue reading “Radiantly Glorious
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Woodland NymphNatasha Lehrer Lewis
This piece was wet felted with hand dyed merino wool batting, embellishment fibers and textured with the use of resists to create the unique surface design.
Family TreeJan Lewis
Fabric collage, sewn and glued on canvas
CarolinaJan Lewis
Fabric collage, sewn and glued on canvas
Movement of Before SunriseSheng Ai Lin
Felt This is ‘Nuno” felting techniques. Use sheer fabrics for surface texture amd bumpy yarns.
TitleSheng Ai Lin
This is hand dyed with batik techniques. Preparing and waiting for the born again with long time. There’ll be full of the joys of spring.
Flying Dandelion on Fine Spring DaySheng Ai Lin
Hand dyed silk with paraffin design. Swept away by the dandelion on fine spring day.
Into the SeaSheng Ai Lin
Hand silk screen with threading on the cotton fabric. Representing the complex and intricate world of the sea through the tangles of threads.
EmbraceRamona Lindsey
Machine quilted, fused with repurposed fabrics, hand painted & silk screened images, soft sculpture. Music complements every aspect of our lives. It shimmies hips, sends up praise, and anchors communities. Its melodies are an embrace swirling through the memories of our lives.
Stop the Violence Quilt: CareRamona Lindsey
Machine quilted, crayola fabric crayon transfer, machine pieced. Woodlawn Community School (Chicago IL) fourth grade students created this quilt to spread their message of non-violence and to pay tribute to young people killed in Chicago from Jan 2009 – June 2010.
Stop the Violence Quilt: LoveRamona Lindsey
Machine quilted, crayola fabric crayon transfer, machine pieced. Woodlawn Community School (Chicago IL) fourth grade students created this quilt to spread their message of non-violence and to pay tribute to young people killed in Chicago from Jan 2009 – June 2010.