About Doris Hulse
I have been a quilter for many years, an observer of nature and art since childhood. I have also been a painter using acrylics to paint murals for a time. Through painting in various forms, photography and gardening I have worked to study nature more closely.
It has only been since 2013 that I became aware that there was a way to combine these interests in the unique form of the art quilt. This awareness has sent me on a journey of exploration and discovery.
Having little formal training in art I have learned through reading, workshops, the internet and experimentation. Inspiration may from my own photographs of nature and my general surroundings. I may paint a color wash or create a pieced background depending on the subject. I may use raw edge applique, adding layers of fabric pieces, using mostly batiks and hand dyed fabric, paint, and colored pencils to create depth.
More recently I have created whole cloth quilts on which I paint or use colored pencils to draw and blend color developing an image that is not quite representational yet not abstract either. This is intended to encourage the viewer to take a closer look. Rather than fully reproduce the photographic image, you will find a bit of mystery where there is something left to the viewer’s imagination in my work. Free motion quilting and thread painting is then used to add texture and interest to each piece. I consider the quilting an integral part of each art quilt.
