Stitched Together
Fiber Art
Wedding Quilt Re-Conceptualized (Kama Sutra quilt)
by Heidi Field-Alvarez
May 28 through June 20
Suzanne Foley Gallery
HEIDI FIELD-ALVAREZ
ARTIST STATEMENT: MIXED MEDIA
My life as an artist is a work in progress. I find that I like to explore many mediums and play with them in different ways. I move from medium to medium but am focused on representing ideas based around woman’s lives but also the ephemeral qualities of life, moments lost and regained, perspective and memory, time and its effects on ourselves. I like to stretch the capabilities or boundaries of what a medium can do and lately my medium of choice has centered on fibers. I am exploring the variety of ways fiber can be used and still communicate my thoughts and emotions. I find it interesting to use this medium steeped in tradition and create art pieces that reflect both the past and the present. Often I take traditional ways of working with fiber out of context to create something entirely new. Like in the piece “Leda” - a free floating embroidery piece where the cloth or base is no longer existent. It challenges our sensibilities and makes us question our assumptions of how certain mediums have to be used. I choose to reference the past in order to make sense of why and how we represent ourselves in the present.
Wedding Quilt Re-Conceptualized (Kama Sutra quilt) (detail)
by Heidi Field-Alvarez
Greek Woman Stitched
by Heidi Field-Alvarez
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Opening Reception Fourth Friday
May 28, 7-10 pm
Free and Open to the Public
by Jo Anna Hickman
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