We have featured Sara Impey’s work in the past, but lets have a look at her current work….. Her background is really interesting, she was a journalist before her quilting days….I am guessing that’s where her love of text has sprung from. She seems to always have a message to…
Quilty Pleasures – Alicia Merrett
Her current focus involves climate change and she showcases this within her colourful quilted maps. She tells us she believes that maps are an important part of mankind’s need to interpret and understand the world. Her art is deeper than the first colourful glance! View more of her work here.
PaleGray Labs’ Marvelous Machine Quilting
Delightful things are coming out of PaleGray Labs, a collaboration between cartoonist/animator/quilter Nina Paley and scientist/author/software developer Theodore Gray. Based in Urbana, IL, this power duo is taking computerized stitching in creative new directions. They’ve done some machine embroidered animations, like these (and also this): And they’re putting their…