Mary Pascoe believe that the Eyes have it! When creating portraits of animals and people, Mary has found the eyes to be the window to the soul. Follow her process of creating a portrait.

What being in a gallery show can accomplish.

Ellen Linder talks about how black how a little black can really spark a design.

This article is a glimpse of how I am inspired to make textile art from museum visits. I want to share this particular museum and exhibits because the memory has stayed with me over the years and the art continues to inspire me. I hope they inspire you too.

I have been quilting for more than 45 years. I started this journey with library books, thrift store clothing, fabric scraps and hand quilting.

Awakening the ART in the Fabric.

Visit Bobbi in her studio and see how an artist works.

Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt.

It took me a lifetime to allow myself the “luxury” of making art purely for pleasure, rather than feeling like everything I do has to have “worth.” What is “worth” anyway? As defined by The American Heritage Dictionary, it is “the quality that renders something desirable, useful or valuable” and “material or market value.”

Florida artist Ellen Lindner talks about how she prints her fabric, and how it inspires her to create her art.

Grabriele DiTota shows us fiber art in a gallery setting.

Should art be framed? It is common practice to frame paintings, collages, and most 2D artworks. And it is common practice to not frame tapestries. So what about art quilts? Florida artist Regina Dunn discusses her thoughts about framing art quilts.

Carole Lyles Shaw discusses her current contemporary art quilts at the opening of her show at Art Center Sarasota

“Black Women: Music of the Heart & Soul”

Artist Talk on Friday, January 5, 5:30-7 p.m.

Frieda Anderson of Sarasota FL, makes her textile art using a unique piecing technique. Her art quilts are made with her hand dyed fabrics and are machine pieced. You can view her contemporary art on this website https://www.gallerytextileartsaqafl.com/frieda-anderson-artwork

Michael R. Stevenson writes about the history of textiles in his family and how this infuenced and inspires his curent work.