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.
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.
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.