by Buff
I will be part of a fiber art show at the Cutting Garden/Domesticities on Route 52 in Youngsville, NY. The opening reception is on Saturday, October 26 from 4-6 p.m. and the show will run through November 24. There will be six artists represented, four of whom have connections with CAG.
When we had the gallery open on Main Street in Liberty, Helena Claire Pittman was a charter member and Jane Blake and Leslie Shaw Zadoian were consignors. I don’t know Wilfredo Aponte or Lisa Maria Hermanson, but I look forward to meeting them and seeing their beautiful works in person.
The artists are:
Wilfredo Aponte, who has been sewing since he was a young boy; with his gift for color and shape, he creates jewel-like wall hangings and kites that dance.
Jane Blake paints on silk, creating works exploding with saturated color, often inspired by her love of gardening. Her work is as luminous as stained glass.
Lisa Marie Hermanson is a collagist who explores textures of all kinds. Her blue cross-stitch embroidered works, suggesting movement and light, will be featured in this show.
Helena Claire Pittman is a painter who noticed the possibilities in her paint rags. She fell in love with them, and started quilting them into works in their own right.
Leslie Shaw Zadoian assembles her monumental works using cloth, hardware, found objects, and paint. In this show, she is exhibiting her assemblages of fabric and thread, which are no less amazing.
And me? I usually create large, bold, colorful collaged fabric wall hangings, but for this show, I’m going to have some smaller works -- just as bold and bright, but fitting my ideas into a smaller scale. I’ll also be showing my collaged placemats in an array of bright prints.
Fiber art is often regarded as “craft.” Sewing, quilting – women’s work. It is slowly gaining recognition as real art, and it is wonderful that Anne Hart at the Cutting Garden is sponsoring a fiber art show.
For those of you who don’t know, the Cutting Garden is literally a garden, where, in season, you can buy flowers or vegetables, directly off the plant. You can’t get any fresher than that! The store, Domesticities, is filled with antiques, vintage collectibles, fair trade items, and work by local artisans. There’s also a barn crammed with goodies. Check them out at www.thecuttinggarden.org or call 845-482-3333 for further information. And come to the show!
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| "Amazon" by Leslie Shaw Zadoian |
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| "Celestial Carpet" by Lisa Marie Hermanson |
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| "Vessel I" by Buff McAllister |
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| "The Cave" by Jane Blake |
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| "House" by Wilfredo Aponte |
I forgot to mention that Helena curated the show. Buff
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