When I was asked to curate a textile art exhibit at the Lux Center for the Arts in conjunction with my solo show I knew I wanted to include artists who work in a series, with each artist having a distinct voice. The resulting show will demonstrate both the depth and breadth of the possibilities an artist can explore in textiles.

Although both Deidre and Jeanne paint their textile work their methods and results are very distinct. Jeanne creates her painted construction fence monoprints prior to stitching. Deidre adds layers of color and markings to build her rich abstracted compositions after heavily stitching the fabric.

Pam and Joanie both employ a collage style in their work with unique outcomes. Pam’s pictorial work focuses on her well loved cartoon character, Pamdora, constructed with a wide range of commercial prints. I’ve selected Joanie’s architectural catacombs series for this show with her profusion of overlapped arches cut from her hand dyed and painted fabrics.

I will be exhibiting new work from my Structures series in the show Fencing In or Keeping Out along side the Distinct Directions show. This abstract series investigates fences and walls, both physical and emotional. The work is created using traditional fabric seams between the lines and shapes of color. Texture is added with dense stitching echoing the composition.

I’ve asked each of the artists to talk a bit about why they work in a series. Look for those blog posts coming up over the next few weeks.