January-May 2017, Art Quilts of the Midwest; Iowa Quilt Museum, Winterset, Iowa

Marianne Fons (co-founder), Linzee Kull-McCray (author) and Megan Barrett (Museum Director) at the Iowa Quilt Museum opening for Art Quilts of the Midwest, January 28, 2017

A collection of quilts featured in Linzee Kull-McCray's book Art Quilts of the Midwest will be exhibited at Iowa's new and only museum dedicated exclusively to quilts, the Iowa Quilt Museum in Winterset - Iowa's quilt epicenter of sorts, thanks to Fons & Porter. I'm pleased to be exhibiting there within it's inaugural year of opening. Quilts and quilting are such a fundamental part of Iowa heritage. My quilt Portmanteau will be on display as part of this exhibit. It was one of two of my quilts featured in McCray's book and is currently in the collection of the Iowa State Historical Museum in Des Moines.

Portmanteau (aka Revolution), 2011

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Abiquiu, New Mexico (December 29, 2013-January 4, 2014)

On-board the Southwest Chief (Amtrak) El Santuario de Chimayo, Chimayo, New Mexico Chimayo with faralitos Hwy 84 north of Abiquiu, New Mexico 13-mile Forest Service road to monastery Rio Chama Christ in the Desert monastery bush at monastery stations of the cross at monastery Los Ojos, New Mexico Hwy 84 north of Abiquiu, New Mexico Hwy 84 north of Abiquiu, New Mexico Just north of Bode's , Abiquiu, New Mexico courtyard outside our room at the Abiquiu Inn Georgia O'Keefe home and studio, Abiquiu, New Mexico Shiprock Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Holy Trinity Parish, Arroyo Seco, New Mexico Holy Trinity Parish, Arroyo Seco, New Mexico Bridge over the Rio Grande, near Taos, New Mexico Abiquiu, New Mexico

As of yet untitled...

Above: the inspiration piece: "Sea of Japan in Winter," 1983 by Shizuko Kuroha I have not yet titled my latest quilt in process (inspired by the Kuroha quilt above). Rather, I've had a series of title possibilities: Arab Spring > Blackout > Revolution > Juneteenth > Portmanteau. Almost done with the top, I'll have to make a final choice soon! I'm leaning strongly towards "Revolution." This piece began when I bought a quilt book at a used book store here in Iowa City. So focused on the images, I didn't pay much attention to the written content. I later realized it was the catalog for the premiere exhibit at the International Quilt Study Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. (I visited the IQSC for the first time summer 2010). Of all the quilts featured, I was particularly drawn to (see above) " Sea of Japan in Winter," 1983, by Shizuko Kuroha (this link will take you to IQSC database search page for more detailed info). I planned to ma...

The Making of an Artist: Desire, Courage and Commitment, Kristin Congdon, Spring 2018

On a bitterly cold day in February of 2013, I had the pleasure of meeting Krisitin Congdon at the Iowa State Museum in Des Moines, Iowa. She was accompanied by Teresa Hollingsworth, my friend and co-curator of the show on view at the museum, The Sum of Many Parts, after it's year-long tour throughout China. The exhibit had taken Teresa and me, along with four others, to Shanghai only a year earlier. Teresa had mentioned my work to author Kristin Congdon, who later chose me, along with 3 other artists, for ethnographic chapters in her book, The Making of An Artist: Desire, Courage, and Commitment . My chapter is featured as part of Congdon's exploration of commitment as it plays out in the lives of various artists, and is based on her in-depth interview with me in my Iowa City studio. The book is a delightful and informative read. It gave me welcome insight into the personal lives and struggles of some of my favorite artists. Congdon'...

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