a few connective artists...

Rebecca Ringquist

So today I wanted to feature all the artists that have previously been featured here on the blog that are part of connective thread.
I was delighted that a few of my dear and talented friends submitted and that a few of my fave fiber artists submitted too. So here is a round up of connective thread artists that have been featured here before:



The extremely talented and amazing artist Rebecca Ringquist. I so wish she could have made it out to the opening- just so that I could have selfishly met her. But no such luck. Yet, I have a feeling we will cross paths many more times in our lives. At least I hope so. Rebecca's work is even more beautiful in person and if I ever come into some money she will be one of the first artists I add to my collection.
Read Rebecca's original feature here.



My fabulous friend Lyndsey Baldwin- who's new embroidered paper and book pieces are just gorgeous. I was so happy to see them in person as she started doing them after she moved all the way across the country to Seattle. But in short- I love them and they made a super sweet little grouping in the gallery. Her hand and precision on the making of them is lovely. I do sort of wish the selected books had a relationship to the images... but maybe they will grow into that.
Read Lyndsey's original feature here & here.



The very talented Kim Hennessy. Her installation was fun and scary for me to deal with. She sent a huge box full of all her "flag" pieces without any instructions and so I got the pleasure of picking through them and selecting the work to hang and how to hang it. I must say I think it looked great once installed. But luckily I did have the privilege of seeing this work installed by her twice before in different ways.
Read Kim's original feature here.



And finally Stacy Renee Morrison- a fabulously talented photographer, whose work ribbon, really added something to the exhibit. I did not know Stacy when I first featured her on the blog but have since had the pleasure of coffee and studio visit a few times. She is as lovely in person as her work is. Stacy spoke at our wonderful artists talk on Sunday and as usual her long term project the girl of my dreams fascinates. She has a wonderful story of how she came to her current body of work and the strange but lovely path it has lead her on as an artist and it was wonderful to hear her talk about it first hand.
Read Stacey's original feature here.

embroidered drawings galore.

I was recently contacted and very flattered by an incredibly kind email by fellow fiber artist and embroiderer Rebecca Rinquist. When I clicked over to her website her work seemed so very familiar to me that I swore I must have posted about her before, because her work is perfect for the little blog here. But in searching my archives I cannot find such a post so am posting now. Perhaps for the 2nd time.
But great artists can be featured hundreds of times and are still inspiring.


Rebecca creates very layered amazing stitched drawings, using mostly what appears to be machine stitched work. Rebecca also started as a photographer like me, was inspired by the tradition and history of embroidery to change her path as an artist, and begins her work with a found embroidered linen as her canvas. So with all our similarities you can see why we have an affinity towards each others work.


Inspired by old books, autograph books, found cards and valentines, and fairy tales Rebecca makes exquisite and multi-dimensional thread drawings.



Rebecca in an interview taking about her technique:

I think the violent way that I have of machine stitching conveys a sense of speed and aggression that really alters the meaning of all this cloth that’s been carefully hand stitched by others. Most of the embroidery that I collect has been stitched by women using iron-on transfers. These are decorative cloths used to spruce up the sofa, the dresser top, the bridge table. There is an overabundance of it in circulation. By stitching over it, I am really changing the meaning. I’m taking it off the table, off the sofa, into a conceptual place where I can begin to tell my own stories while referencing ideas about domestic contentment and decoration.
Read the entire interview here.

She has one of those finicky websites that protect her work from easily being dragged and dropped so be sure to go over and check out more of her lovely work!!