Summer is booming

I have been busy entering online for shows getting new work finished and photographed. Due to my month long two person show in May, I had put off entering shows. So because all of my work was up for this show I see I need more inventory.

I managed to complete two new pieces, one made just for the member only show of Missouri Fiber Artist, MOFA. I found out I was accepted in the show earlier this week. Yet even better I received a wonderful critique of the accepted artwork today from the juror.

This is what she said  “Immediately the colour and contrast in this work draw(s) me in. I’m seeing the piece now as a small thumbnail image and even at this size, I can sense the detail and texture in the work. I find the mixing of rich blues and greens with the brighter white coral forms to be full of harmony as well as visual interest. ”

There is a theme for this show,  an altered environment. This is to show our air, water and ground is being polluted by human practices. The work could be realistic or not but each has a statement explaining what inspired the work. Only other requirement was the artwork had to be made of some form of fiber. My piece is 14 X 11 and is based on the bleaching of the coral in the Barrier Reef area. This is caused by the warming of the oceans and acid pollution.

Here is Barrier Reefs.

Here is a closeup.

I really am digging the fan coral on my seascapes now. The turtles are pre-printed on cotton fabric that a good friend gave me to use. Thank you Marci! I just had to add more color to the turtles with my colored pencils too. The heavy white kelp is from white lace embellishments for wedding dresses.

The show, Speaking of Fiber! 2017, will be at Maryville University’s Morton J May Gallery in St. Louis, Mo. It will run from November 9 through December 15, 2017. Reception will be Thursday November 9, 2017, 5:00 – 7:00 with a juror’s talk at the reception at 6:00. I know this is a way off so will repost when it is closer to that date.

Boom it is now July. Oh how is this year half over? Stay tuned to see what else is popping!