24” x 24” The title of this piece comes from the William Faulkner novel, As I Lay Dying. A 14th Century Mongolian platter inspired the work. It is a wholecloth quilt, meaning the top layer is a single piece of fabric. The design comes entirely from dark blue thread on white fabric. My Mother is a Fish has been exhibited widely and was published in an article in the October-November issue of Quilting Arts Magazine.
Category: Portfolio of Art Quilts/Mixed Media Textiles
TEXTILE & MIXED MEDIA WORKS
All works are shipped ready to hang. Satisfaction is guaranteed, with a full refund, less shipping costs, if returned within one week of receipt. For information on availability of existing works and current prices or to discuss site specific commissions for corporate, healthcare, public and/or residential interiors please contact the artist at mary@maryvaneecke.com.
Homage
Inspired by Susan McCord’s 1880s applique masterpiece, the Vine Quilt, the original has 3000 pieced leaves running up and down 13 rows. I wanted to create an homage to the original, recreating it with contemporary techniques. I quilted pairs of fanciful feather variations and then colored each one with pencil. A fixative was then painted onto the fabric. This piece was a winner of the 2010 Handiquilter Longarm Quilting Award in Paducah, KY.
Midnite Swim
33” x 33” Hand-painted fabrics, layered, stitched, embellished. Inspired by a trip to Puerto Penasco, Mexico. Copper embellishments by Patricia Healey. See this piece at the Fiber Artists of Southern Arizona show at the Tucson Jewish Community Center from mid-August through mid-September.
Samaras Rising
16” x 12” Painted fabric, layered and stitched, hand-painted silk ribbon inset. Now at Flux Gallery at Plaza Palomino in Tucson, AZ.
Stones from the River II
14” x 14” The title of this piece comes from the Ursula Hegi novel. Hand-painted with paintstiks, layered, stitched and embellished with a pretty silver dragonfly. This piece is mounted on stretched canvas.
Samaras Really Do Grow on Trees
36” x 36” This happy, energetic T-shaped composition reminded me of the trees samaras (maple seeds) come from. Fabric with paint, foil, and silk ribbon embellishments, layered and machine stitched.
You’re Not the Only Starfish in the Sea
31” x 31” The title for this piece comes from a Fats Waller tune (“You’re not the only starfish in the sea…but you’re the only one for me.”). Handpainted fabrics, layered, stitched, embellished. Copper embellishments by Patricia Healey. See this piece at Arts Marketplace in Tucson mid-August through September 29.
Copper Crescents
24” x 24” Discharged fabric with decorative machine stitching, layered, machine stitched, mounted on painted canvas, and embellished. Now at Flux Gallery.
Copper Circles
24” x 24” Discharged fabric, decorative machine stitching, layered stitched, mounted on painted stretched canvas and embellished. Now at Flux Gallery.
Wilderness Trails II
24” x 17” Rust over-dyed fabric in a mirror image of Wilderness Trails I. Materials include: discharged and rust-dyed fabrics, paintstiks, agate and found objects, Angelina fibers. Layered, machine stitched, and stretched on a frame.
Wilderness Trails I
24” x 16” This piece is inspired by objects found on my morning walk through the desert. Techniques include discharging and rust dying fabric, embellishments with polished agate and found objects. Layered, stitched, and stretched on a wooden frame.
America Surrounded
70” x 65” This piece is my re-interpretation of the traditional Revolutionary War-era quilt block, Burgoyne Surrounded. I updated it by replacing the traditional square grid with a triangular grid and using paint, printing, and discharging techniques instead of traditional piecing. Made from cotton fabrics, discharged, painted and screen printed, layered with felt and machine stitched.
Fragment – SOLD
38”x 32” This piece is inspired by an ancient Egyptian fragment of carved and painted stone. It depicts a wetland teeming with life. Techniques include discharged and torn fabric, layered, machine stitched, and hand painted. The gray area is exposed and painted batting. Embellished with silk ribbon. SOLD
The Fabric of Our Community After January 8 – SOLD
This is my artistic response to the Tucson shootings. Techniques include shibori discharging, image transfer, layering with hand and machine stitching. Embellished with Indonesian silk cocoons. Stretched on a wooden frame.