Anne George: Proximities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The current exhibit at the Watkins Gallery on the Winona State University Campus is called Proximities created by Anne George. She gave a talk at the gallery last Wednesday, 11/30/2022.  I was intrigued with her interest in this textile discovery that she made during COVID.  She sits on the floor and puts the colorful yarn around her and chooses colors as she goes.  She punches the yarn through from the back side requiring her to turn the frame often to look at the front of her art.

 

George talking with a student about her work.

Students discussing the art.

She adds words to some of her art.

Interesting texture is created through the use of the the yarn colors chosen.

Ann George, Contingencies. yarn, fabric, wood, 

25" x 55" x 11", 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The exhibition, Proximities, includes a range of of fiber-based works as well as sculpture. George's practice makes use of a wide range of materials, embracing different artistic gestures and histories. 

 

Anne George

 

 

 

Proximities

 

 

November 16th–December 9th

 

The Watkins Gallery is located 225 W King St, Winona, MN 55987. Gallery hours are is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am - 4pm. On Wednesdays the gallery is open from 9am - 8pm.

 

Free to the public.  All are welcome 

 

 

 

 

 

Bus Stop People

At the Minnesota Quilt Show 2019 in Rochester, Minnesota, a unique display of fiber people at the bus stop was created by Carol Hancuh. She captured a wide slice of humanity waiting for the bus.

Impressions of Prince

Cherrywood is a Minnesota company that creates hand dyed fabrics and they put on this Prince Challenge in 2018.  It was displayed at the Rochester Quilt Show and Conference in June 2019.  Here's a quote from Cherrywood's website:

"We apply our privately designed line of colors to high quality fabrics to offer you the best product for your creative needs. The hand dyeing process we’ve perfected over our 30+ years produces a beautiful tone-on-tone texture that reads as a solid, but has depth and variety that will never be replicated by mass-production. Cherrywood is proudly made in the U.S.A. by women who sew, create and dye a little every day." Go to Cherrywood to find out more or order fabrics today.

Twenty facts you may not know about Prince.

Thankfulness and Sharing

Autumn Flowers 
13.5" x 16.25"

Petal images embedded in cotton,

Machine stitch drawing 

October 2016

It’s time to say “Thank you.”  Thank you for the air that I breathe.  Thank you for the hands that love to create.  Thank you for a body that loves to move and sense joy.  Thank you for the gift of thinking and being able to learn and change my mind or shift my thinking to more kind ways.

On a using hands and head note:

I’ve given myself a little time to get to my art studio to create.  'Autumn Flowers' has its origins in flowers long past.  By putting the pigments of the petals in the cloth and stitch drawing, the energy of the flowers live on.  

 

Details of Autumn Flowers

 

If you're curious to see some of my small art quilts up close, I'm sharing a few at the Winona Arts Center's Holiday Show on December 3, 2016, 9am -4pm.  The Winona Arts Center is located at the corner of Franklin and 5th Street.  You may also  see other art in my gallery on Breeze on my Skin. 

Hope to see you there!
 

Fancy Bags

The Bluff Country Artist Gallery located at 111 West Main Street, Spring Grove, Minnesota is open Wednesday through Sunday. "Bluff Country Artists Gallery was established for the benefit and enjoyment of the arts for people of all ages."

I took some of my fiber works down to the gallery last Saturday.  What a delicious day to have a drive in Southeast Minnesota.

 Interesting linings make a fun surprise each time the bag is opened! 

These medium "fancy bags" will fit a cell phone, lipstick, and cash or cards for a fun accessory.  The bags retail for $35.00.