Hannah, editor of Art Matters! writing…I went to the Rogue Gallery and Art Center this afternoon to attend a meeting of southern Oregon arts leaders. It was a fabulous time of exchanging ideas and affirming our mutual desire to bring our arts community closer together and make a greater case for the value of art to the broader community. You’ll be hearing more about the ideas we’ve had and what we’re planning soon…
After the meeting adjourned, I stayed a little while longer to look at the Elements show, and I have to say that I did not know that fiber arts could be so very well done, so truly artful. The quilted pieces on display range from intricate embroidery to painted silk, from garments to wall art, and from abstract to landscape to figurative. Definitely a fabulous display of the broad range of creativity possible with fabric, needle and thread! This show will only be up for another week, ending next Friday, so I strongly recommend you go see it soon if you haven’t already. You’ll be glad you did!
Here’s a quick look around the show…
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- Elements “Title Wall”
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- Every one of these works deserves a close-up examination…
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- The felted piece (irregular edges, left) is really interesting
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- Incredible variety in work with quilted fabric
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- Fabulous garmet designn
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- More diverse treatments in subject, technique and style
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- Cool garment piece flanked by a landscape in painted silk to the left and a lovely abstract on the right
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- Brooke is such an asset to the southern Oregon art community, and it’s always wonderful having the opportunity to spend time talking art with her
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