Gallery 17 
Gallery #17
BJ Parady
My art reflects the microcosm in which I live—where the tall grass prairie used to be. I am inspired daily by the big skies, the reflection of light on water, the remaining remnants of native plants. Because I have come to embrace the idea of abstraction—capturing the essence of a moment rather than a literal depiction of a scene that could just as easily be photographed—many of my new pieces are in the style of the abstract expressionists.
Most of my fiber pieces involve beginning with white or black fabric—silk, cotton, linen—which I then dye or paint or discharge to get the colors I want. Various layering and stitching methods are then used. Many are quilted, either by machine or by hand, to give added texture. I do this because along with color, the most important part of my work to me is the juxtaposition and manipulation of various textures—something I can only do in fiber.
My work has been featured in the magazines Quilting Today and Quilter's Newsletter. It has been juried into the American Quilter's Society Show (Paducah), and the International Quilt Festival (Houston), among others.
These pieces began with white fabric—white silk or linen or cotton. I then dyed them using low water techniques and Procion MX dyes, usually 3 or 4 dye baths. The next step involves using Jacquard Discharge Paste and a paintbrush—applying the paste where I want the piece lighter, or to make forms like the goldenrod galls. After they dried, I used a steam iron to finalize the process. Quilting on the machine came next.
For more about BJ's work see her website: www.bjparady.com or her blog www.bjparady.blogspot.com.
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Sherrill Kahn
Sherrill does a wide variety of art including fiberart, clay art, rubber stamping and more.
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Celia Buchanan
Celia Buchanan is an accomplished artist who's chosen medium is silk painting and mixed media.
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Sue Stover
Sue Stover is an artist that works in a variety of mediums including textiles, furniture, sculpture and painting.
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Natasha Foucault
Natasha�s works on silk have been exhibited and sold in both non-profit museums and commercial galleries throughout the world.
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Patti Culea
Patti Culea is a well known doll artist. Patti combines her love of silk and dyes by creating beautiful fairies and mermaids.
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Marie Segal
Marie Segal is a nationally known polymer clay artist. Her work ranges from beads and jewelry to figurative pieces.
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Marcy Tilton
Marcy is a textile adventuress. She designs patterns for Vogue featuring embellishments and surface design.
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Lynn Krucke
Lynn Krucke is a well known crafts designer, teacher and demonstrator. She works in a variety of mediums including clay, paper, and fabric.
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Jill Miller
Jill a scrapbooker, artist and author. She has demonstrated her craft on DIY Scrapbooking in 23 shows to date.
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Teresa Goins
Teresa's elegant hand painted textiles, that often contain repeats, are well suited to a wide variety of design situations.
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elinor peace bailey
Doll making dynamo, elinor peace bailey, brings color, style, and lots of fun to her gorgeous creations!
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Diane Ericson
Diane's creative techniques have raised stenciling from simple craft into the realm of fine fiber art.
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Chris Taylor
A selection of gorgeous batiks from award winning multimedia artist Chris Taylor.
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Julie Cox Hamm
Julie's silk painting has been shown at the Smithsonian Institution and is featured in the fashion of designer Abi Ferrin.
Sherrill Kahn