Three Hands Round

 

Some art center shots

We had a great time collaborating and exhibiting together.  

My favorite piece………………so far

I know one is not supposed to admit to having a favorite, but this piece might be it for me! I started collecting cardboard coffee koozie sleeves because they seemed ‘too good to throw away’. Before long, friends and family were presenting me with their collection.

This piece is composed of recycled cardboard from near and far. I cut openings, punched holes and strung colorful embroidery thread across the expanses. Each sleeve joined to another. The lengths were then attached to two wooden supports that hung from the ceiling. Additional strings laced with beads, buttons and spools of thread finished the display.

Stitched Web, 2024, 65"x48"x12”D

Houston International Quilt Festival - Special Exhibition

 

Ten Years of Flinging Paint  - Sherri Lipman McCauley

Intentionally ambiguous might be a way of identifying McCauley’s body of work. This exhibition, Ten Years of Flinging Paint, will include artwork from 2014 to the present. The union of paints and dyes with fabric is her forte. Using paints, dyes, fabrics and threads, the goal is to heighten the recognition of art quilts as fine art.

See this exhibition at the Houston International Quilt Festival at the George R. Brown Convention Center, October 30-November 3, 2024. Catch Sherri’s demonstrations at Open Studios in the Embellish/Paint area on Thursday and Friday at 2pm.

 'The Missing Alphabet' with Susie Monday

I was invited to show some of my pieces with Susie Monday for an exhibition of her ‘Missing Alphabet’. Susie and the work of ten artists joined together to showcase her Missing Alphabet components at the Cultural Activities Center in Temple, Texas. The alphabet includes:  Shape, color, line, movement, rhythm, space, sound, light and texture.

The artists include: Susie Monday, Deb Cashatt, Sue Sherman, Laurie Brainerd, Kit Vincent, Carolyn Skei, Sherri Lipman McCauley, Heather Pregger, Marianne Williamson, Diane Nunez  and Susan R. Michael.

The gallery is long and narrow, allowing the streamers of color designed by Susie to find flight as they hang suspended from the ceiling. They look great hanging down, as well as tacked up (for safety reasons).

Susie Monday

Susie Monday

Susie Monday, Deb Cashatt

Sherri Lipman McCauley, Susie Monday, Susie Monday

Marianne Williamson, Susie Monday

Susie Monday

Susie Monday

Susie Monday

Carolyn Skei, Heather Pregger

Diane Nunez, Susan R. Michaels

Sue Sherman, Susie Monday

Sherri Lipman McCauley

Work by Susie Monday, Sherri Lipman McCauley and Marianne Williamson (3 pieces).

                                            

Kit Vincent

Sue Sherman

Susie Monday and Sherri Lipman McCauley

Small pieces for sale

Small pieces for sale

This is a show not to be missed! If you can travel to Temple, Texas, be sure to mark this as a must see!! It can be viewed from November 11 to December 13, 2023 at the
Cultural Activities Center, 3022 N. 3^rd, Temple, Texas 76501.

My Episode #3204 on The Quilt Show

 

I am excited to say the airing of my show #3204 on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson will be live on Sunday, February 12, 2023. To view it online for free, sign up for a free 7-day trial at: https://thequiltshow.com/membership/trial/sign-up

To check out the trailer for my episode, go to this link:https://thequiltshow.com/blog/trailers/trailer-3204-extending-designs-and-large-scale-gestural-painting-with-sherri-lipman-mccauley-nancy-and-kareys-special-quilts

It was so much fun working on the set with Alex and her wonderful crew. Here are a few photos from the filming-

Camera setting up on set

 

Crew getting organized

Justin about to introduce show

Alex and Sherri at the show beginning

Sherri prepping for filming-note The Quilt Show logo in the background

Sherri sharing technique with Alex

Showcasing the work of Alex

And…………it is a wrap!

A Bit of PR (aka bragging!)

So....it looks like the article that was posted on March 28, 2022 in my local newspaper, The Austin American-Statesman, is no longer available online. Just know that it was the kind of acknowledgement that my mom would display on her refrigerator in my younger days.

It detailed information regarding my work in SAQA Gulf State regional exhibition,  The Artist's Question....Answered in Fiber'.

And, please note the call out to the Art Cloth Network exhibit at the Austin airport!

'Yellow is Joy', 2021, 41"x30"

Detail of 'Yellow is Joy'

Working outside my traditional palette of black on white, I wanted to strive for something upbeat and colorful. Pulled together solid Kona cotton fabrics and paired with a silkscreen of abstract marks and shapes. Marks were made with glue as a resist on a silk screen, then print pulled with thickened dyes- MX Procion dyes mixed with sodium alginate (as a thickening agent).

I worked improvationally, piecing as I went. There was a fair amount of movement between me and my design wall – sampling colors and shapes as I stitched.

 This piece combines many techniques from my tool box- improv piecing, silk screen printing, stitching curves, machine stitching and quilting. I like to quilt using a walking foot to stitch gentle curves.

 While trying to be upbeat and optimistic, I chose yellow to designate this feeling. I did a bit of research on colors, and felt that yellow held the closest feeling for me at the time I created this piece of art. 

EIGHT: In Depth, An Invitation Exhibition

 

Thrilled to say that I have been invited to show my work with a group of local women artists, “EIGHT: In Depth”, at the Round Rock campus of Texas State University (Avery Building Gallery), 1555 University Blvd., Round Rock, Texas. The exhibition will be on display until October 29. Covid permitting, there will be a reception the evening of Friday, September 10. Please come by if you are in the neighborhood!