SALLY LACKNER
"The Road Goes to Nobody’s House"
Size: 9.5”X25"
The background is made from machine stitched together dye color catcher sheets. Until they would come out of the washer, I never knew what color they would be. Houses were made from pieces of handwoven fabric. Details such as roofing, grass and the road were added by hand embroidery stitches It was fun to work on this piece during the Spring of the quarantine, sometimes only a few minutes at a time.
LINDA WITTE HENKE
LIVING WATER – This collection of vestments, which features artist-painted silk habotai, includes two copes, two chasubles, four clergy stoles, one dalmatic, and two deacon stoles. A companion collection includes a triptych altar parament, pulpit parament, lectern parament, and book marker. Both collections reside in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America headquarters in Chicago, IL.
LINDA WITTE HENKE
DEEPLY ROOTED – The abstract design for these altar paraments was inspired by the early fall colors of the majestic cottonwood trees along the Rio Grande River whose leaves they dance against the vivid New Mexico sky. Improvisationally pieced from a wide variety of fabrics, the paraments reside at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Albuquerque, NM.
LINDA WITTE HENKE
ARISING GREEN – “Now the green blade rises, like wheat arising green,” is the phrase from a hymn that inspired this digitally designed parament. Commercially printed onto polyester duck and embellished with improvisational machine stitching, it resides at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD.
WENDY DUNLEAVY
I incorporated as many fabrics and papers as I could that were printed with leaf and vine designs to emphasize the theme of renewal. Having played with this design before, I chose it this time because it expands outwards (like the spread of the coronavirus) but before reaching the corners, it seems to reverse and point back to the center, ultimately suggesting containment.
DEBBY LEVINE
It’s the style I’ve been working in lately where I just have fun stitching fabric scraps together. It’s mounted on handmade paper. The green paper is some tissue paper I found around. I always have trouble figuring out how to display pieces so this one has gotten way further than most of what I do does.
BETH SCHNELLENBERGER
www.quilterbeth.blogspot.com
This fiber collage features my interpretation of Queen Anne’s lace. It was always my Mother’s favorite plant and is a favorite of mine too. As I did some research on the plant, I found out that the symbolic meaning for Queen Anne's Lace is that it represents sanctuary. That really seems appropriate for these days of staying home. My home has truly become my sanctuary.
The totally hand-stitched piece measures approximately 12” X 12”. Materials used—tulle, sari silk, commercial fabric, hand painted fabric, and various embroidery and quilting threads.
FRAN ENGLANDER
This is a mask I wove (using as the weft, netting that held Bonbel cheeses) and embroidered. The aqua symbol is a rune that stands for healing.
JOANNE WEIS
Hope and Fear Can't Co-exist.
It is one of the series I have been doing - "Meditations for a Pandemic". As part of our self care, a friend and I exchange quotes to support us through this crazy time. This was inspired by the Maya Angelou quote,
"Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space. Invite one to stay."
