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Jude Hill
Where to start with how Jude’s stories, work, and process have impacted me? I think the hardest part for me is that much of her “technique” is not new to me since I was a quilter for many years in my 20s and early 30s, yet I now look at stitch and fiber work completely differently after following her for the last year plus. What makes it different? It’s not something I have a single or simple answer for, and it isn’t something that is “done” by a long shot. Some of it is the fabric. She has an astonishing collection of fiber from her years in the textile…
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February already?
I don’t know where January went! We had a few balmy days right at the end of January and then we have had a run of snowy days here in Minnesota, so now we are back to blindingly white snow cover. I have found a new inspiration-artist whose extensive blog and classes have kept me company as I fight a cold that has been going around. Her name is Jude Hill and she makes Spirit Cloths. Sounds exactly like where I am headed this year- exploring my Spirit work in fiber! I was already in progress with a piece I am calling Journeywoman (for now), and Jude’s thoughts on stitch…
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Inspiration: Laura Tabakman
I find Laura’s installations and vessels just as entrancing as her jewelry. Her jewelry has lush colors and wonderful abstractions of natural materials that I would love to find my own version of. I love her use of Skinner blends and her incorporation of structural support into her designs. The simplicity of her shapes shows off her mastery of various polymer techniques to great effect. I also like the example she provides of a polymer artist who has both a “gallery” or very large installation stream of work along with the jewelry and classes that are more typical of polymer artists.
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Inspiration: Loretta Lam
Loretta makes pieces that I wish I could conceive of, since the minute I see them I fall in love with her colors and design aesthetic. I also admire her concern for wearability since I think making something big and bold is made much more interesting when it can actually be comfortably worn. Some day I hope to catch her, perhaps at the Paradise City festival in Northampton since she seems to be there frequently. She has a lot of the contrasting elements and smooth shapes that I am interested in myself, which makes it a challenge to absorb what I like without being a copycat. That is where things…
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Inspiration: Greg Dunn
Greg Dunn’s work extends his neuroscience PhD in to his art by using images of neurons as the basis for exquisite paintings in a spare Asian style. My sister-in-law saw his exhibit at the NSF and pointed me to his site. This image is one of my favorites of his. I love the elegance and peace inherent in the images. I feel like I could gaze at these for quite a long time.
