Introducing Marijke van Welzen
My name is Marijke van Welzen I am from the Netherlands. I am very happy to join this group! Textile is my passion, it lends itself to...
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Teresita Leal
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Working on my Nature piece
I continue working with the collage technique of commercial and hand-dyed fabrics. It is abstract and conveys my message mainly through...
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Mary Kay Fosnacht
- Jul 2
- 1 min
Introducing Phyllis Cullen
Working in textiles means that the world of visual and actual texture offers me advantages in a way that working in paint alone does not....
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Mary Kay Fosnacht
- Jul 1
- 1 min
Introducing Cindy Brendzel
Cindy lives in the Mid-West region of the United States. She has been making art with textiles for about 12 years. She’s inspired by her...
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Mary Kay Fosnacht
- Jul 1
- 1 min
Introducing Marie McEachern
Life experiences, nature and travel influence Marie McEachern to make art. These become lasting memories of life and experiences. Colour,...
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Lena Meszaros
- Jun 27
- 2 min
A symbolic doorway
This spring, while I was preparing a piece for the European Patchwork Meeting (Through the Tales contest) I unconsciously dreamed of the...
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Uta Lenk
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Going Public!
This international collaboration of textile artists is still young, initial meetings online took place in September ’21. It has been...
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Mary Kay Fosnacht
- May 24
- 1 min
Stained Glass
By Mary Kay Fosnacht 23" x 32" This piece is inspired by the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia designed by Antoni Gaudi. I had been there...
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Valerie Wilson
- May 24
- 1 min
Do you see what I see?
With the theme Doors, Windows, and Portals I immediately thought of some photos that I had taken on a photo walk in downtown Winnipeg....
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Uta Lenk
- May 24
- 2 min
"Between Portals" - Uta Lenk
My absolute total favorites pictures of a window are the paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe of a window in her New Mexico home. This photo is...
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Susan Callahan
- May 24
- 2 min
Kitchen Windows and My fascination with stovetop
My inspiration photo was taken at a reclaimed architecture store in Baltimore. While waiting for a friend I discovered a cache of vintage...
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Allison James
- May 24
- 2 min
Over and under - Allison James
The Holme Valley, where I live in the UK, has a long history of textile production with two main types of woolen cloth being...
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Ildiko Polyak
- May 24
- 3 min
Bluebeard's Castle
Just as for everyone else it took me quite a time to settle down on the interpretation of this theme. Until I was 18 or so, I wanted to...
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Heather Bennett
- May 24
- 1 min
Days of Tranquility
16" x 32" / 40cm x 81cm When I first started to think about this challenge I was thinking about all the doors I have photographed on our...
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Alex Kingswell
- May 24
- 1 min
Let the Light in
Our challenge: Doors, Windows and Portals I always begin with my colours. And a vague idea of how I want my piece to feel. What colours...
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Teresita Leal
- May 24
- 1 min
The Guardian - Teresita Leal
When I decided to design a door, the first thing that came to mind was the one in my grandmother's house. It was a solid, dark wooden...
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Julie Haddrick
- May 24
- 1 min
Nature does nothing uselessly - Aristotle
Ceramic Garden Portals 32" x 24" Julie Haddrick Nature finds its portals amongst the ceramic ornaments and the discarded curios in my...
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Paula Rafferty
- May 24
- 2 min
Styx second challenge piece
20Perspectives second challenge theme is "Doors, Portals and Windows" and the size requirements are Styx by Paula Rafferty detail of Styx...
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Phyllis Cullen
- May 24
- 1 min
No special materials required
For the Jewish people there is no place more holy than the remaining Western Wall of the ancient temple of Jerusalem. Prayers and pleas ...
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Sidnee Snell
- May 24
- 1 min
Take Me Away!
When I think of portals, I think of escaping – perhaps to the beach, or the mountains or just a quiet cozy corner with a good book. And...
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