Sewjourners: TREES
September 25, 2021 - January 17, 2022
Isabel Downs, Oh, Most Ancient One II (Bristlecone Pine), Quilt
Mary Maxwell, Sticks at Sunset, Quilt
Pamela Holst, Still Standing, Quilt
The Wildling is pleased to host the Sewjourners, a satellite collective of the Coastal Quilters Guild in the Barbara Goodall Education Center from September 25, 2021 - January 17, 2022. This community exhibition marks the Museum’s first textile-focused exhibition and is inspired by the artists’ various interpretations of trees, translating a range of species, textures, and seasonal transitions through the quilt medium. Many of the quilts on view are also for sale through the Wildling Museum store. The public is invited to meet the artists at the Wildling on Sunday, October 17, 2021, 3 – 5 p.m.
Featured Artists:
Isabel Downs, Linda Estrada, Carol Fay, Ranell Hansen, Pamela Holst, Patti Hunter, Susan Bullington Katz, Mary Maxwell, and Patty Six.
The Sewjourners is a satellite group of the Coastal Quilters Guild.
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A Statement from the Artists
The Covid pandemic has challenged artists around the world by cutting us off from our community of inspiration and friendship that usually fills our artistic souls. Most of us have been cut off from travel, family, and global experiences. The Sewjourners, however, like other artists, have chosen to continue in our efforts to create and inspire each other to the best of our abilities.
We have found community and inspiration from the natural world around us. To be among the trees, we don’t have to mask up or stay separated. We can walk among them and feel community. We get inspiration from the varying shapes, textures, and colors found in trees. We may have even hugged a few of them. More than ever before, we have learned to value the work of generations of people who have preserved the natural landscape and worked to conserve the natural wonders of our world. We celebrate these generations and the work of those who honor that work with artistic creation.