The Paradise Textile Artists is an art quilt critique group that has been meeting and exhibiting together for ten years. The six members, all from San Diego County, work in distinctive styles, no two alike. "Stitchbacks" shows a range of interpreting nature, sometimes literally using photo transfers and realistic fabric choices, and sometimes taking artistic liberties with hand-dyed fabrics in wild and crazy colors. Some members are full-time studio artists and some work full-time away from the studio.
The Paradise Textile Artists is an art quilt critique group that has been meeting and exhibiting together for ten years. The six members, all from San Diego County, work in distinctive styles, no two alike. "Stitchbacks" shows a range of interpreting nature, sometimes literally using photo transfers and realistic fabric choices, and sometimes taking artistic liberties with hand-dyed fabrics in wild and crazy colors. Some members are full-time studio artists and some work full-time away from the studio. All the members have exhibited in local and regional shows, some have been accepted into prestigious national shows and won awards for their art. "Stitchbacks" is the group's fourth exhibit at Mission Trails Regional Park.
This exhibit will be on display in the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center Art Gallery
Nov. 4 – Dec. 8, 2017. The public is cordially invited to a reception in honor of the artist on Sunday, Nov. 12, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
About the Artists:
By day, Lori Anderson works in the health sciences. Her quilting provides her with the relaxation that she needs to counter her deadline driven profession. Lori's improvisational work with dyes and brightly colored commercial fabrics brings a refreshing interpretation to what some of us may see as ordinary. She uses intricate piecing, appliqué or whole cloth painting, and exceptional machine quilting to bring texture and movement to her work.
Barbara Friedman has been a quilter since 1985, has had her art exhibited in many shows and galleries and has been included in several books. Her work is recognized for her use of fabric in expressing emotions and referenced by other quilt artists as examples of color, design, and technique.
Kathleen McCabe interprets people, places, natural elements and life situations through images rendered in cloth. Family has always been central to Kathleen in her life, and also in her work. She creates portraits, both realistic and abstract, and also depicts family situations and interactions, both subtle and implied.
Kathleen's unique fiber work has been described as drawing with thread, creating with cloth, painting with fabric, appliqué, fabric collage, mosaic or Tesserae, and mixed media. Her style has been compared to that of Chuck Close, referring to the "bricks" of fabric she often uses to construct her images. She is completely comfortable with her scissors. She does not draw lines — the scissors and the sewing machine take on a life of their own, and she becomes lost in the process.
Janice Pennington – By day, Janice practices law full time with a Dallas firm representing people injured by asbestos. In her leisure time, she enjoys quilting in her studio in North Park. Janice’s employs traditional quilting techniques, including machine piecing; hand appliqué and both hand and machine quilting. Janice often uses an unpredictable combination of commercially available fabrics with bold patterns and colors. She relies on the traditional repetitive quilt block format to quiet the resulting discord.
Noreen Ring is an award-winning fiber artist who designs whimsical and other-worldly collages using commercially dyed and printed 100% cotton textiles. Noreen’s art quilts are all hand stitched using a variety of threads. Each piece is embellished with beads, crystals and yarn and framed behind glass. Her artwork is displayed in fine art galleries throughout Southern California and in many national collections. Noreen is an Associate Artist and serves on the Board of Directors (secretary) of Dorland Mountain Art Colony. She serves on the Board of Directors of Fallbrook Art Association (scholarship chair), and she is currently and has been the director of Brandon Gallery in Fallbrook since 2008. Noreen is a member of The Art Colony in Corona, a member of Ramona Art Guild and a member of Del Mar Art Center.
To view her artwork on line, go to: www.houseonahilldesigns.com
Heather Urquhart’s first quilt was for a friend’s baby. She wanted the quilt to be authentic: a historical pattern, hand pieced and hand quilted. Thirty-plus years later, she’s still making quilts, though now she uses a sewing machine for piecing; her quilting is still by hand.
In addition to making quilts, she writes about them, reads about them, takes classes, travels to see them, meets with like-minded artists and has curated a traveling exhibit.
She has lived most of her life in California, alternating between working at newspapers in the Bay Area and San Diego. Her inspiration comes from photographs, memories and fabric that doesn't play well with others.
The MTRP Visitor and Interpretive Center is located at One Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego, CA 92119, and it is open daily from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Admission is free.
The MTRP Foundation was formed in 1988 as a 501(c) (3) non-profit public benefit corporation. For more information about the MTRP Art Program, please contact Vicky DeLong, Art Coordinator, at 619-286-1361 or Leslie Perkins, MTRP Foundation — lperkins@mtrp.org, at 619-582-4502.
