The Art in Fiber 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 3:52PM 
The Art in Fiber 2011 at The Copper Shade Tree in Round Top Texas opened last week so I can finally show you a work created especially for this exhibit.
Twenty two Texas artists were each given either a poem, a work of art or a classical music piece to interpret into fiber art.
I received a CD of Johannes Brahms Clarinet Sonatas and Rhapsodies performed by Hakan Rosengren and James Dick. It is wonderful, layered, and flowing music that inspired this piece:
Hiding Amongst the Clarinet Reeds
© 2010 Suzan Engler
Textile Painting (digital collage on silk , paint, machine stitching, mounted on stretched canvas)
SOLD
While working on this piece, I learned that having a wide assortment of threads on hand is a great thing! I would have never thought I needed a yellow/green/blue variegated or a silver holographic thread (Kreinik) but since they were on hand I gave them a try. The yellow/green/blue ended up adding dimension to some of the reeds and the silver holographic created a wonderful, but subtle, shimmer to the water.
If you are in the area, I highly recommend stopping at The Copper Shade Tree and seeing the interpretation pieces of the other 21 artists!
art quilt, textile art, thread
Reader Comments (2)
Suzan, this is Beautiful!!! Congratulations! Your thread work is gorgeous! I would love to see this exhibit.
Suzan - This piece is just beautiful! (Saw your blog on TQS) Love the softness and watercolor quality you achieved. Congratulations!!! I've been working with painting on organza and silk, but haven't been able to achieve the look I'm after. Digital printing intrigues me, are there any resources out their that I can check out for instructions/projects? -- Deb