Bridging Friendships
When we chose the theme Bridges, my initial response was to think of all the neat photos I had of bridges. However, when scanning my...
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Ildiko Polyak
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
Bridge Over Troubled Water
I have seen so many beautiful bridges, old and new, that it was quite an achievement to resist the temptation to sew one. I also had to...
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Marie McEachern
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
"Collapsed"
Artist Statement What happens when a bridge collapses? It’s gone, washed out, vanished! In November 2021, Canadians in southwestern...
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Kathie Kerler
- Jan 28, 2022
- 3 min
The Pont du Gard--Then and Now
In 1994 I had the opportunity to go to France, a place that had always seemed out of reach to me. As a child my family’s trips were a few...
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Phyllis Cullen
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
Q’eshwachaca - Phyllis Cullen
When I worked as a volunteer physician in the Andes, I saw this bridge made of ichu fiber, It seemed like an appropriate subject for a...
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Paula Rafferty
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Introduction from Julie Haddrick
As a visual art teacher Julie slipped easily into the art textiles, combining her love of sewing with creative art materials and design....
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Paula Rafferty
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Introduction from Paula Rafferty
Hi my name is Paula Rafferty, I'm a textile artist living in Limerick, Ireland. "Pumphouse 1" This is one of my most recent pieces, made...
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Susan Callahan
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Sea Change
2021 was a sea change for me. I love that word. Sea Change, defined as a major transformation or alteration or a transformation brought...
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Anne Bellas
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Anne de Bretagne :) whose passion is fabric paintings
I am French and live in the city of Nantes in Brittany, the most western tip of Europe. I taught languages in several European countries...
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Kathie Kerler
- Jan 28, 2022
- 3 min
Kathie Kerler--Portland, Oregon, USA
I have been a life-long learner, which is why I’m excited to be part of this international group of artists. It’s an opportunity to meet,...
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Sidnee Snell
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
It starts with an observation - Sidnee Snell, USA
My art-making is part of an ongoing, internal conversation where I attempt to answer the questions “What am I seeing? Why do I keep...
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Lena Meszaros
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
Lena Meszaros - Imagination without borders
I am an art quilter from Hungarian and Russian origin, living in France. I discovered art quilts when arriving in France in the nineties....
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Ildiko Polyak
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Ildiko's introduction
When I set up my blog in 2007 and had to come up a caption-like introduction, I wrote: ’Sometimes I teach, sometimes I make quilts. I...
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Alex Kingswell
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Alexandra Kingswell: It's all about colour!
Colour! I love it! ... when it creates drama and impact ... when it dances before your eyes ... when it stirs the soul and fires the...
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Heather Bennett
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Heather Bennett - Art quilting in rural Ontario, Canada
For many years I was a stay at home mom of three children, sewing everything for our home and our wardrobes. Then one day I took a...
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Mary Kay Fosnacht
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
Mary Kay Fosnacht - Introduction
Born in Chicago and raised in the western suburbs, I learned to play piano on a very old upright that was gifted to my family. That led...
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Valerie Wilson
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
A Moment in Time
My name is Valerie Wilson and a love of fabric and quilts began the moment I curled up beneath one of my grandmother’s quilts as a child....
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Lena Meszaros
- Dec 21, 2021
- 1 min
Lena Meszaros: Timid Bridge
I do not speak English well and this situation handicaps me a lot to communicate in this group. So my project describes a situation when...
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Teresita Leal
- Dec 9, 2021
- 1 min
From Science to Textile Art - Teresita Leal
I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where I currently live and work. I graduated as a Biochemist, doctor in Physiology, but became an...
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Allison James
- Dec 8, 2021
- 2 min
IN RETIREMENT....Allison James
I decided to take up textiles full time, after many years as an academic, latterly as a Professor of Sociology. Aged 60, I felt that ...
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