Participating Artists:
Marilyn Artus, Lyndsey Baldwin, Pamela Davis,
Dixie Darling, Iron Pony, Julie Jackson, Emily Katz, Carla Madrigal,
Allison Manch, Moxie, Johnny Murder, Beth Murphy, Penny Nickel,
Cathy Pitters, Kristen Rupp, Tiffany Sabatini, Cindy Steiler, Mary Woodring, Mike Wurn
the heat is predicted to reach 98 degrees today in seattle. all the blinds are down in our apartment, the window is open and the fan is on high. thank goodness humidity is a thing of unpleasant memories from the ohio river valley. off to the library for air conditioning and solitude.
i find these works by artist amelia bauer extremely compelling. more can be found here. in these pieces, she's using traditional, decorative arts such as needle point and lace to depict explosive scenes from hollywood films. i am most drawn to the metaphor created through the juxtaposition of violent cinematic scenes, painstakingly depicted in needlepoint onto pillows.
my internet has been down all day, for unknown reasons, and just as it dropped off the map, it has re-found its path and started working again for no apparent reason.
i just completed this embroidery last night. it is part of a new series of embroideries on paper drawn directly from my family photographs.
daily routines become an integral part of our lives; so much that sometimes, we take them for granted. when i left for college in 2001, my grandmother, rose, and i began corresponding through letter writing. i have stacks and piles of letters, postcards and envelopes, from her, containing all of my various addresses since leaving home.
i adore the work of robyn love. more can be found here.
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