The Language of Making

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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