Contextual Texture
March 5 - March 26, 2008

Since ancient times cloth was the medium by which story telling was transported through places and time. Much of our vocabulary is derived from the work of sewing, weaving and embroidery. The word "text" derives from the Latin word meaning "something woven" , as in "textile".

Women were the creators of these anonymous works. The women whose work is in this show have taken to this handy work as their medium of choice, and their creations have much to say. Working with thread, wool and beads they share their unique views of the world and their outlook on identity through original configurations of familiar materials.

Madeline Sorel
curator

Exhibition checklist

China Marks

At Play in the Fields of the Lord
machine embroidery, applique, fabric, thread and fusable adhesive, 2004

Behold the Messenegr Raw and Cooked
machine embroidery, applique, fabric, thread and fusable adhesive, 2006


Anna Rich

Back Pain
wool, glass beads, 2008


Marlene Mayerson

Guess Who?
thread on paper, 2007

My Aunt's Shoe Tree
recycled ties, thread and tree branch, 2001


Valerie Sokolova
Pilgrim
krashe yarn, wooden beads, 2007


Margaret Cusack
A question of Balance
machine-stitched applique, 1998


Anita Steckel

Leaves in Faces
pen & ink on leaf impregnated paper, 2003-2004

Leaves in Facial Masks
porcelain impregnated with leaves, 1998-2003


Benedicte Caneill

Memory I
cotton sateen monoprinted with dyes quilted with cotton thread, 2006

The Sky has No Borders
cotton fabric,ultrasuede,leather,applique,beads,embroidery, 2003


Adrienne Mim

Carnival
acrylic gel, 2007


Miriam Rankin

What's a Mother to Do?
fabric, 2008


Janice Farley

Perfect Timing
ceramic, 2005


Linda Ippolito

Dreamscapes
collage on canvas, 2007


Johanna Vanderbeek

Leaves
leaves, paint, paper, 2007


Elaine Mamary

Oignons Parisienne
metal frame, electric lamp, matte paper, 2007


Judith Wilde

Nuclear Family Mannequins: Father Mother Son
cloth mannequin, decals, rubber stamps, typography, mixed media, 2008


Laverne Jenkins

Spools and Tools
machine pieced quilting, paint outline and buttons, 1999


Miriam Schaer

Hands of Josephus: Part II
altered text form Josephus: History of the Jews, beads, wire hand forms, 2008

M'Amour
acrylic, dye, digtally printed book with text by Ezra Pound, opera gloves, linen cord, 2005


Eve Chwast

Tree of Life (form the series Persian Rugs)
embroidery, thread and cotton cloth, 2006-07


Beata Szpura

Coffee Time
mixed media collage, 2004


Annette Tacconelli

Vessel of Firewater
found metal, beads, thread, 2006

Forged
found metal, beads thread, 2006


Madeline Sorel

Wedding Banner for Katherine and Joe
silk, dyes and resist (gutta), 2005

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