The Language of Making Visual Voices from the Textile Study Group of New York
The Language of Making Visual Voices from the Textile Study Group of New York
Contributions by Joanne Mattera, Nancy Koenigsberg, Lois Martin and Robin Schwalb Designed by Orit Mardkha-Tenzer Edited by Kim Svoboda
Published by the Textile Study Group of New York
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CHIAKI DOSHO
CHERYL GERHART
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan
Pine Knoll Shores, NC
www.chiakidoshoar t.com
The Crossing Times 13 200cm x 120cm
Japanese vintage kimono (silk, synthetic fiber) Photo: Akinori Miyashita
Bundles
45" x 16" Willow branches, cotton, silk fabrics, wool, thread Photo: Phocus Photo, Beth Trainum
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EILEEN HOFFMAN Brooklyn, NY
www.eileenhoffman.com
Memories of a Girl 93" x 96" x 17"
Chenille pipe cleaners, fabric, yarn, vinyl Photo: Paul Takeuchi
BARBARA HARRIS Troy, NY Sweet Onions 22" x 14"
Recycled plastic mesh produce bagging with attached label Photo: NeuStudios/Fred Neudoerffer
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EMILY DVORIN Kentfield, CA
www.emilydvorin.com
PERHAPPINESS 10" x 22" x 14"
Woven cordage, yarn, thread, cable ties Photo: Diana Spaeth
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SUSAN KAPLOW New York, NY
www.susankaplow.com
Earth Goddess 28" x 18" x 7"
Hand-felted sheep fiber, mixed media Photo: Jean Vong
LAUREN HOROWITZ Great Neck, NY
www.laurenhorowitz.net
Circles
39" x 19.5" Cotton fabric, pearl cotton thread Photo: Courtesy of the artist
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MEREDITH EACHUS ARMSTRONG Danville, PA Sail Away: A Thinkatorium 64" x 16" x 15"
Hand-dyed cotton, silk, metallic netting, commercial trim, metallic cotton threads, wood, metal wire Photo: Willow Springs Photography
CAROLE KUNSTADT West Hurley, NY
www.carolekunstadt.com
PRESSING ON: Homage to Hannah More, No. 25, No. 10, No. 12, No. 44, No. 16 (from left to right) 5.5" x 4" x 4.5" – 3.5" x 2.25" x 2.5"; installation, 20" diameter
Antique sad irons, scorched antique lace, paper: pages from An Estimate of the Religion of the Fashionable World: By One of the Laity, London, 1791, Hannah More. Photo: Robert Hansen-Sturm
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KE-SOOK LEE Berkeley, CA
www.ke-sooklee.com
Green Hammock 80 “x 156"
Thread, recycled US Army nurse uniform, mixed media Photo: Scott Anderson
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MARY MCLARNON Mamaroneck, NY He/She (detail on previous page) 84" x 84"
American and Japanese manufactured quilting cotton, cotton batting, cotton thread, kimono backing Photo: Courtesy of the artist
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LINDA BROOKS HIRSCHMAN
CAROL HUNT
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Southampton, NY
Tree Skins – Chopped, Strangled, Burnt
CASCADE
Handmade felt, yarns, cords, steel nails
Wool, cotton, acrylic
Photo: Peter Jacobs
Photo: Gary J. Mamay
www.lindabrookshirschman.com 50" x 46" x 8"
www.carol.hunt.ar t@instagram 54" x 20"
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JOAN PAO New York, NY Day of Record 12" x 12" x 1"
Silk broadcloth, soy wax dyes, textile paints, screens, digitally-manipulated images Photo: Courtesy of the artist
AMY ORR Philadelphia, PA
www.amyorr.net
Coverage: Homage to the ACA 62" x 42"
Log cabin quilt, constructed with plastic medical cards, waxed thread, plastic textile backing Photo: Karen Mauch
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LOIS RUSSELL Somerville, MA
www.loisrussell.com
Habitat
11" x 8" Waxed linen thread Photo: Kay Lyon
SUSAN WELTMAN Brooklyn, NY
www.susanweltman.com
Handwoven Shawl 78" x 18"
Wool, silk Photo: Robert Costello
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TERESA BERGER
LINDA BRANDWEIN
Riverdale, NY
Belle Harbor, NY
Teal Vest
Shades of Blue
Wool merino roving, Margelan silk gauze, viscose fiber, glass beads, silk embroidery thread
Various fibers including cotton, wool, acrylic, ribbons
39" x 23"
Photo: Trevor Berger
29" x 23"
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
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KIM SVOBODA New York, NY
www.kimsvoboda.com
Tulum Moon 41" x 30" Cotton Photo: Jean Vong
YASUKO OKUMURA New York, NY
www.yasukookumura.com
Nazuca Lines IV 12" x 12" x 2"
Wool roving, pre-felt, silk organza, metal wire, pencil on canvas Photo: Mitsuya Okumura
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ELAINE SALCER Brooklyn, NY
www.elainesalcer.com
TULIP
11.5" x 11.5" Thread, acrylic paint, pen Photo: Courtesy of the artist
LISA SANDERS Newark, NJ
www.lisa-sanders.com
Nest Dress
64" x 40" x 16" Silk cocoons, silk and natural fibers, glass beads, nylon netting, cotton thread Photo: Courtesy of the artist
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SUI PARK Bayside, NY
www.suipark.com
Undulating Beauty 21' X 7.5' x 2.5' Black cable ties Photo: Courtesy of the artist
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WENDY WAHL West Kingston, RI
www.wendywahl.com
Laid Open
40" x 30" x 2" Encyclopedia Britannica paper on panel Photo: Scott Lapham
ANN B. CODDINGTON Champaign, IL
ux1.eiu.edu/~abcoddington/por tfolio/
Dozen Grouping
8’ x 4.5’ x 8" installed Mixed media fibers Photo: Courtesy of the artist
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SANDRA SIDER Bronx, NY
www.sandrasider.com
Past Present: Oculi 47" x 39"
Vintage Cathedral Windows quilt top, contemporary commercial cotton, cyanotype chemicals, cotton embroidery thread, batting (silk, bamboo, tencel, cotton blend) Photo: Deidre Adams
LARRY SCHULTE Albuquerque, NM Colors of the Southwest 36" x 36" x 1"
Woven painted paper Photo: Geistlight
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MARGUERITE WOLFE New York, NY
www.MargueriteWolfeStudio.com
Manhattanhenge 20" x 24"
Upcycled velvets, brocades, silk, wool, tulle, cord, threads 36
Photo: Jean Vong
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