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Fiber arts eye-candy from the “Water” show

 

Admit it – you’ve been waiting to see some eye-candy ever since I mentioned the various shows I’ve had work in.

April and May are busy, busy months for Albuquerque’s fiber arts scene this year. We started with the “Earth, Wind, and Fiber” show put on by the Fiber Arts Council. Then a few of us participated in the “Recycled Arts Festival” and “Cinco de Mayo Folk Arts Fest.” If that’s not enough, the fiber arts show “Water” is running at the Open Space Visitors’ Center lobby on Coors Boulevard. It started April 28 and continues through June 3. Concurrently, “Remembering Water” is being shown in the main gallery. Works by two artists, Linda Rael and K.M. White, populate that show. Meanwhile, preparations are being made throughout the central and northern parts of the state for the second annual New Mexico Fiber Arts Crawl. Cathy Kelly and I will take part in that as demonstrators/vendors that weekend – May 18-20 – at Casa San Ysidro in nearby Corrales. Maybe you can stop by???

For now, though, enjoy the aforementioned eye-candy from the Water shows.

Poster for show with eye-candy.
Where you can find fiber arts eye-candy till June 3. Go now!
Fiber arts eye-candy.
“The Gorge/Water Cycle” by Judith Roderick. Hand-painted silk art quilt. The picture can never do this justice, but note how the bird is also part of the gorge.
Fiber arts eye-candy
Close up of “Blue Water of the North/Feng Shui Series” by Donna Loraine Contractor. Wool on cotton tapestry.
Fiber arts eye-candy.
Oops! How did my own piece slip in there? 🙂 “Memory of Water” is hooked with plastic bags on monks’ cloth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber arts eye-candy.
“Leaves and X’s in the Ice” by Nancy Wohlenberg was made using a discontinuous tapestry technique; four selvedge technique. Love this!
Fiber arts eye-candy.
Heidi Anderson felted alpaca and merino wool to create: “”Water is Life Seed Pot” on the right and “Olla” on the left. so cute!
Fiber arts eye-candy.
Part of “Germinating” by Linda Rael. Dyed fabric, stitching.

 

 

Fiber ars eye-candy.
A close-up of Linda Rael’s “Water is Life.” Dyed, painted, stitched, and found objects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber arts eye-candy.
“River Runners” by K.M. White. Collage, mixed media. Beautiful colors! Soothing.

Fiber arts eye-candy.
“The Day Begins” by Linda Rael. Hand-dyed and recycled fabrics, found objects. This crane really “stood out.”

 

 

Fiber arts eye-candy.
“Mayordomo” by Linda Rael. Mixed media. “Mayordomo” is the guardian of the acequias or the water ditch master.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber arts eye-candy.
A close-up of “Rain Dance” by Linda Rael. Stitched, beaded doll.
Fiber arts eye-candy.
“Mountain Snow,” a handmade felted coat created by Vicki Anne Evans. Lovely, but I put that on, ketchup will drop from the sky right onto my boob.

 

Fiber arts eye-candy.
“Novena for Rain” by Catherine Kelly (and my friend and Adobe Wool Arts guild mate. Multi/fractured piece of traditional rug hooking, felted wool, yarn, and beads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber arts eye-candy.
And lastly, though not the best shot, Cathy and myself in front of her piece. Perhaps we’re really the fiber arts eye-candy… Regardless, I still think that they should’ve had wine at the opening reception. Your thoughts concerning beverages at art receptions: wine versus ice water with stupid lemon slices. Let me know in the comments.
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Scoping out Albuquerque’s “other” fiber arts

 

 

Ostinato 1 and 2 by Katie Pasquini Masopust
“Ostinato 1 and 2” by Katie Pasquini Masopust

Since I had to make my monthly Target trip yesterday, I decided to combine it with a fiber arts show I read about in the Albuquerque Journal. Palette Contemporary Art and Craft is currently hosting the exhibit which features “textile paintings” by Katie Pasquini Masopust. One of these pieces to the right ran in the paper inducing me to visit the gallery and see her other pieces.

 

Katie is based north of here in Santa Fe – for now. Apparently, she’s getting ready to move to California. Too bad. As you can see, her quilts – not the kind you’d be putting on your bed! – look like paintings until you get right on top of them.

In this close-up, you can see the stitching that makes this piece a "quilt."
In this close-up, you can see the stitching that makes this piece a “quilt.”

The exhibit describes her work as “textile paintings.” I wouldn’t disagree. Painted pieces of canvas are stitched into the quilt with other fabrics.

"Mercato (Play with Emphasis)" by Katie Pasquini Masopust.
“Mercato (Play with Emphasis)” by Katie Pasquini Masopust.
mmmm
“Big Getty” by Katie Pasquini Masopust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There were other items in the gallery. This is a painting I loved by Daniel North. It's called "Enso and the Modernist."
There were other items in the gallery. This is a large painting I loved by Daniel North. It’s called “Enso and the Modernist.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s errands about town involved a visit with my rheumatologist who’s based at UNM Hospital. Imagine my happy surprise when Tom and I entered the clinic and found these on the wall:

Tapestries by Linda Geisen.
Tapestries by Heather Gallegos-Rex.

 

I’d known that there was a tapestry show at the hospital, but I thought that I’d missed it. Certainly, had no idea it was in the clinic I use. (And if Tom had known it was there, I’m sure he wouldn’t have accompanied me to my appointment. Ha!)

Works represented several weavers.

 

Katherine Perkins's tapestry "Sirocco Sky Provence" was stunning.
Katherine Perkins‘s tapestry “Sirocco Sky Provence” was stunning.
"Iris III" by Letitia Roller was incredibly lifelike.
“Iris III” by Letitia Roller was incredibly lifelike and had a sparkly, gold background.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series of night scenes from White Sands National Monument by Linda Giesen.
Series of night scenes from White Sands National Monument by Linda Giesen.

 

 

 

 

 

I have to say that Albuquerque’s more than met my expectations regarding textiles and fiber arts. They’re all over the city, and their exposure’s only growing. Saturday afternoon I’m hoping to attend a talk by tapestry weaver Donna Loraine Contractor at a gallery in the city’s Old Town. If you follow my Facebook page, you’ll often see her work. Before that, on Friday, I attend my first meeting of Albuquerque’s Fiber Arts Council as my guild’s representative. Bring on the fiber art fiber art!

Do you go out of your way to see other types of fiber arts? Or maybe you DO other types of fiber arts? Either way, please share with us how textiles other than rug hooking influence your art. That’s a blog for another day.

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