Sunday, August 16, 2015

"Boundless" - Mounted Fiber Art Exhibit

As promised in my previous post, I revisited the beautiful Cerritos Library in Cerritos, California, and captured photographs of the Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists exhibit of  quilted fiber art mounted on 18" x 36" canvases.   I cannot say enough how honored I am to be a member of this group of highly gifted artists.  Not only are they artists extraordinaire but they are all genuinely simpatico in every way.
Poster Made by the Cerritos Library
 My Work in the Exhibit
"Royal Guardian"
"Contemplation"
Other Beyond the Edge Fiber Artist 
Members' Exhibited Works
Members jo p. griffith and Cynthia Catlin Viewing the Exhibit
"Frayed #1" by Mia Bloom
"Inner Space" by Cynthia Catlin
"Resilience" by Cynthia Catlin
"Good Night Molly Upton" by jo p. griffith
"Revealed" by Linda Anderson
"A Leafy Down Under" by Mary Beth Kile
"Pelican on Pier" by Eileen Wintemute

"Waterlily" by Laura Bisagna
"Road to Infinity" by Madeleine Bajracharya

"Antica" by Deborah Stanley
"Frayed #2" by Mia Bloom

"Meander" by Madeleine Bajracharya
This exhibit runs for the entirety of August and September, so if you are in the area, do stop by the Cerritos Library.
 
 Thanks for visiting. 
and...
Always remember, never fear to experiment.  
Sometimes wonderful things happen.
© Linda Friedman 2015.  All rights reserved

Friday, August 14, 2015

"Shaped by Fiber" and "Boundless" Exhibits

One Sunday, August 2nd, the group "Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists" installed a large exhibit at the magnificent Cerritos Library.  The installation of our art work will be on exhibit for the entire months of August and September, 2015.  If you happen to be in the Cerritos area, I hope you will stop in to visit the exhibit which features not only our 18" x 36" quilted art that is mounted on stretched canvases but also has an array of members' 3D and other fiber art works that fill the main lobby and History Room.  The library is located at:
Cerritos Library
18025 Bloomfield Avenue
Cerritos, CA  90703
One our members, Laura Bisagna, and her super talented videographer husband, Luke, created a great video that features the exhibit with a voiceover of the installation.  You can view this visual treat it at:

Below are a few photographs of the "Boundless" exhibit that were taken and shared by another member, Cynthia Catlin.  I will be visiting the library again soon and hope to take more photos of each mounted quilt in this installation and will share those in a future posting.
"Boundless Exhibit"




 "Shaped by Fiber" Exhibit
Set-up exuberance shared by ( L to R) Mary Beth Kile, Eileen Wintemute, Cynthia Catlin and the library curator

Glorious fiber art vessels by Cynthia Catlin
Me sharing a little joy over Cynthia Catlin's, Mary Beth Kiles's and my 3-D works
A closer view of 3-D fiber art works byCynthia Catlin, Mary Beth Kile and me
3D fiber art works by Cynthia Catlin and Madeleine Bajracharya
More 3D and mounted fiber art works by Cynthia Catlin, Mary Beth Kile and me.
Breathtaking, large art quilt by Laura Bisagna
Stunning art quilt banner by Mia Bloom
Various 3D and quilted arts by Cynthia Catlin and me
Various 3D and other fiber art works by Laura Bisagna and me
Quilted art by Eileen Wintemute
More quilted art by Eileen Wintemute
3D, sculptural and quilted arts by Cynthia Catlin  (quilted art on top shelf) and me
Hanging and mounted art quilts by Cynthia Catlin (top) and me (bottom)
Art Quilts by Laura Bisagna (top), Teresa Shippy (lower center) and art dolls by me
Art quilts and quilted, flat carryall by Laura Bisagna
Fiber art post cards by various Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists
Thanks for visiting.  Stop by again next week to see photographs of the individual 18" x 36" mounted works
and...
Always remember, never fear to experiment.  
Sometimes wonderful things happen.
© Linda Friedman 2015.  All rights reserved

Monday, August 10, 2015

"Eye of the Artist" - Beyond the Edge

Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists, a group.in which I am a member, has just installed two tremendous exhibits, the first of which is titled, "Eye of the Artist" and can be seen at::
100 Civic Center Drive
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
949-830-7100
August 1 - 30, 2015
A description of the exhibit is:
"An artistic eye is unique to each individual artist.  The subject matter is created from the artist's life experiences, their artistic style, and how they see the world.  the fiber art in this exhibition shows the diversity of each artist, as seen through each artist's eye."

Four of My Works in the Exhibit
Below are close-ups of each of these works.
"Undersea Rhapsody"
"Girl of the Northern Lights"
"Ceremony and Pleasure"
"Dancing Iris"
Tomorrow I will post a second exhibit that was installed at the magnificent Cerritos Library.  It's been a great past couple of weeks.  Working with such talented and genuine people in Beyond the Edge Fiber Artists has been pure joy.
Always remember, never fear to experiment.  
Sometimes wonderful things happen.
© Linda Friedman 2015.  All rights reserved