Quilts by Mary Lee Eischen
The Winona Senior Friendship Center located at 251 Main
Street has a current exhibit of quilts by Mary Lee Eischen. The art quilts range in styles from
traditional pieced fabrics to mixed media works that include photographs and
text transferred to fabric. Some of the
artwork has fabric that is painted or dyed.
All include a top fabric, middle batting and a back fabric held together
with stitching.
Quilting is an American art form that has grown in world
acclaim. It has historically drawn women
together over quilting frames to share their joys and their sorrows; and quilts
have held families warm through the coldest times of winter. Contemporary art
quilts share the beauty of traditional quilts and add modern elements with the
changing climate of society. Today, men share in the acclaim of art quilters.
Town
Square of Nines 51.5 x 51.5 October 2001 Machine pieced and quilted
Here’s
a portion of Mary Lee’s artist statement:
“Working with art and creating
ease and flow in my life is very important to me. Sharing my life with people is also very
important to me. Creating art to make colors sing and resonant together is one
way I share my impressions of the world with other people. I use themes from nature, as well as patterns
that excite me in my artwork. Circles,
spirals, triangles repeat often in my work.
I like the energetic emotion of color.
I want to share with others in the creation of artwork and the sharing
of ideas to find our degrees of connectedness.”
Pieces of Life 29” x 51” Hand dyed cotton,
silk dupione, commercial cottons, machine pieced, free motion quilting,
September 2005
Mary Lee's quilts will be on display
through the month of January 2013.
Visit the Winona Senior Friendship
Center Monday through Friday 7:30am – 4:30pm
For
more information call (507) 454-5212
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