Book Review: The Studio Quilt, No. 6: State of the Art
The Studio Quilt, No. 6: State of the Art, by Sandra Sider, is a monograph that is part of a series featuring contemporary quilt art, all of which are available on Amazon.com (click on the title for a link to the listing). The previous five volumes have each focused on a single artist. This volume includes one quilt for 60 different artists–including (gulp gasp Who ME?) me! To say that I am elated to be included in such elite company is an understatement of epic proportions.
Sandra Sider has been a well-known artist and curator in the art quilting world for a number of years (her curriculum vitae on her website is mind-bogglingly impressive), and is currently the President of the Studio Art Quilt Association. The SAQA website states: “Dr. Sandra Sider, a New York quilt artist and independent curator, has published articles and reviews concerning fiber art and other aspects of visual culture for three decades. Her graduate degrees include an M.A. in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Her most recent book is Pioneering Quilt Artists, 1960-1980: A New Direction in American Art (2010).”
The volume is a slim, succinct snapshot of 60 artists working in textile art today, including Benedicte Caneill, Gloria Hansen, June Sowada, Jette Clover, Mary Pal, Virginia Spiegel, Grace Errea, Charlotte Ziebarth, Nancy Cook…the list goes on! My portrait in cloth of our older son is the work included:
It is an honor to be included, and if you want a good overview of who is doing what, this is it!
January 13th, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Yay Sarah!!!!!
January 14th, 2012 at 1:22 am
And to think that I actually know this woman, even if only via the internet. Congratulations, Sarah.