Emily Gomez
1st place
Triggers, 2019
11" x 12.5" x 12.5," Fiber, sterling silver
This work is a manifestation of one of my "triggers" involved in panic attacks. The irrational fear of death with no probably cause, such as blood clots, trigger intense fear as the body goes into a "fight or flight" response.
Danielle Bodine
2nd Place
Marching CV19 Munchers, 2020
13" x 21"x 21," Yarn, fabric, beads, plastic tubes, wires, slinkies, found objects; coiled
Marching CV19 Munchers - CV19 eating critters and their leader
Melissa English Campbell
3rd Place
Peaches, 2018
22" x 22" x 2," Fiber, paint; woven
Emily Zarse
Award of Excellence
Weighted, 2019
60" x 42" x 48," Madder dyed tablecloth, clothes pins, latex balloons, rocks
Pregnancy is a time of juxtapositions, joy and burden. The global pandemic adds to this weight, increasing health risks, worry and isolation as well as altering the labor and delivery. This piece represents the balancing act of pregnant mothers in quarantine, caught between a rock and a hard place.
Agusta Agustsson
Pandemic, 2020
39" x54," fiber printed with acrylic paint, appliquéd and quilted
This quilt depicts plastic waste due to the Pandemic.
Hope Gelfand Alcorn
Colorful Chaos, 2020
11.5"x 11.75," acrylic on canvas, cut and woven
Pamela Becker
First Light, 2018
18.75" x1 5" x 15," fiber
Created from the memory of impatience to see the sky change color while driving home from my grandmother's house in northwest Missouri to Chicago. We always left before sunrise.
Pamela Becker
Evening Glow, 2019
31.5" x8.5" x 8.5," fiber
Walking along the edge of the sea, I watched as the setting sun created a cacophony of color in the sky.
Lynn Cornelius
Target, 2020
10" x 10," Cotton, silk, rayon; tapestry
Rosalind Daniels
Splattered, 2018
31" x 31," Fabrics; machine pieced, quilted
Melissa English Campbell
Susan, 2020
20" x 20" x 2," Fiber, paint; woven
Margaret Jo Feldman
Refugee Abstract #5, 2018
12.25" x 13," Canvas, embroidery
Recent descriptions of the perilous crossings by refugees affected me deeply. This series uses a found photograph of refugees on a boat. I want to create a first impression that reads as purely aesthetic and challenge that assumption with embedded details that hint at the human condition.
Ania Gilmore
Mental Gymnastics, 2020
11" x 11" x 5," Accordion book, paper, digital text
Observe /əbˈzərv/verb To notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant, the act of watching someone or something carefully for a period of time, especially to learn something. A survey of incoming information and cumulative data documenting one month of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lorraine Glessner
Whatever, 2020
18" x 18" x 1.5," Encaustic, collage, human hair, wood; pyrography
Emily Gomez
Let's Be Blunt, 2018
18" x 13" x 10," Cigar packaging, ribbon, drawer liner, wire
This work is a response to the overwhelming physical aspects of anxiety and depression, and how some may cope with these mental disorders.
Sarah Haskell
Looking for Answers, 2019
42" x 36" x 0.25," Woven, dyed, bleached, embroidered linen
I intentionally age, weather, bleach, rust and dye/stain my hand woven linens. I find this intentional abuse and breaking down of my “precious” fabrics confronts my own attachment to permanence and my futile attempts to stop the aging process within my own body.
Sarah Haskell
Avian Apprentice, 2020
39" x 38" x 0.5," Linen, plant dyes, paper; Woven, dyed, discharged, stitched
Marilyn Henrion
Astor Place, 2020
30" x 20" x 1," Photograph, cotton; digitally manipulated photograph, hand-quilted, stretched on canvas
Marilyn Henrion
Rooftops - Greenwich Village, 2020
24" x 18" x 1," Photograph, cotton; digitally manipulated photograph, hand-quilted, stretched on canvas
Alexander Hernandez
Dashing Omar, 2020
78" x 36" x 1," Fabric; applique on printed and quilted textiles
Part of a series portraits investigating the identities of people of color living with HIV. During the pandemic, magical animal limbs and other body parts were added to evolve the subjects into chimeras, fantastical creatures that adapt to change.
Eve Jacobs-Carnahan
Water's Edge, 2018
13" x 14" x 14," Yarn, linen, paper, canvas, waxed linen, silk flowers, clip
Mary Jaeger
Seriously Ruby, 2019
46" x 52" x 0.2," Silk; resist dyed, pleated
"UNFOLDING PROJECT: Silk Accordion Pleats Duster #30, Accordion BonBon (neck wrap), Lariat (130"" cord embellished with vintage objects), Silk Doodles Tunic/Skirt. "
Lucia LaVilla-Havelin
A Magnificent Seven, 2020
10" x 16" x 0.5," Cotton floss, linen; hand-embroidered
An homage to the doctors and nurses on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic and their lack of PPE, noted by the hand-made masks they are wearing.
Ayelet Lindenstrauss Larsen
Prayer, 2020
3.15" x 7.87" x Silk, cotton, and linen; embroidery
Maria Lorenzo Sachs
Meet Me in the Middle, 2020
32" x 7.87" x 4.72," Commercial fabrics; pieced, free-motion applique
Jessy Lu
Interference, 2018
60" x 32" x 0.2," Cotton and metallic thread; woven
Engineered to elicit interference patterns from visual noise, through algorithmically calculated gradations.
Lara Magruder
Unruly Red Lotus, 2019
38" x 37" x 1.5," Wool, linen, dyes; hooked handyed and overdyed recycled wool
Glenda Mah
A Single Tear, 2020
24" x 25" x 1," Cotton, indigo; Mokume shibori
Saberah Malik
Bountiful, 2020
8" x 16" x 16," Polyester fabric, metal tray
Awash with untested, unreliable (mis)information for cures and prevention of COVID19, I appropriated apples as icons of a healthy life-style. The gentle palette serves as an antidote to harsh realities of the pervasive sadness surrounding us as we contemplate tomorrow’s probabilities.
C. Pazia Mannella
Wrought, 2019
50" x 40" x Cotton; hand woven
Barrie Mason
Skin Deep, 2019
35" x 20" x 10," Thread, wire
Skin is but a covering, the outermost layer of our being, a functional collection of cells in which to hold our organs. Skin comes in different colors due to varying amounts of melanin and race is a purely political construction. "We are all made of stardust."
Nancy Middlebrook
Norway #5, 2020
23" x 9.5" x 1," Cotton; woven, dyed
Christine Miller
Scarlet Pods, 2020
12" x 4" x 4," Wire, Yarn, Beads
Jennifer Lee Morrow
Shelter in Place, 2020
34" x 31" x 7," Mixed media
Found and altered papers, wood, drawing, bait bag, nails, thread, wire, screws, staples, waxed linen, burnt balsa, fake flowers, metal scrap, and wood carving.
Frauke Palmer
Dream Catcher, 2019
58" x 44" x 1," Photographs, cotton, rayon thread, cotton batting
in manipulating my personal photographs, I aim to bring design to raw nature and summon up a new exciting world of my own creation that is still anchored in its inspiration, the mountains and canyons of the Southwest.
Gwendolyn Pryor
Lockdown View from Bedroom, 2020
12" x 8" x 1," Print
Wen Redmond
Crown Point, 2018
21" x 32" x Digital Fiber Collage Triptych
Digitally fused photograph divided and printed on silk charmeuse, quilted and attached with brads onto a free under collage substrate of lutrador, teabag liners & cheesecloth.
Jason Ripper
Population Density, 2018
42" x 42" x 5.5," Repurposed Fiber
T-shirts, linen, jeans, etc., are transformed into individually bound people that have then been sewn, tied, and stitched together into an undulating mass that symbolizes our humanity.
Kim Ritter & Kay Hendricks
Hedge Your Bets, 2019
64" x 44" x 0.25," Fiber Art
My gambling girl is doing more than just hedging her bet, she is cheating, using her little friend the hedgehog to do it. She must have brought him with her from England, where it frequents hedgerows. But when you are gambling with the undead, you gotta mitigate your risk, right?
Irene Roderick
Spring Storm, 2019
59" x 50" x Fabric, dye, wool batting, polyester thread; dyed, machine pieced and quilted
Irene Roderick
Pour, 2019
69" x 56" x Fabric, dye, wool batting, polyester thread; dyed, machine pieced and quilted
Minna Rothman
Integration, 2019
55" x 32" x 0.5," Wool, metallic, linen, cotton lining; handwoven tapestry
A willow pond is used as a metaphor for the "water of life," where fragmented experiences are integrated. Green symbolizes the healing power of willows.
Jihye Shin
I am so out of shape!, 2020
35.4" x 9.8" x Rubber bands
Suddenly, most people gain weight and lost their shape.
Sun Smith-Foret
Soma Bay Series #1, 2020
3" x 9" x 9," Knotted Waxed Linen, Tied Pin Oak Windfall, Beads
All pieces in the series emerge from testing limits of knotting with waxed linen and lifelong study of cross-cultural ritual and functional art objects, all media, 2D and 3D, and years of formal training and teaching of design. The circular nature of the construction mirrors spiritual concerns.
Janie Stidham
Verano, 2019
36" x 36" x 1.5," Reclaimed Textiles
Naomi Velasquez
Protéger, 2019
42" x 35" x 3," Fiber art
Sue Weil
Say Their Names, 2020
9" x 27" x 1," Handwoven tapestry
COVID-19 brought us to our knees; George Floyd’s murder sent us over the edge. After months of shutdown, Americans had no more resilience when confronted with one more senseless killing of an unarmed black man. “Say Their Names” depicts conflict yet unity during a time of physical isolation.
