Fencing In or Keeping Out
Structures #42 ©2006 81"x 33"
Fencing In or Keeping Out
In conjunction with the 2008 Fiber Invitational (see below), Denver, Colorado textile artist and curator, Lisa Call (me), will display her own hand dyed and stitched quilts textile paintings. Call employs the use of abstraction, geometry, and the color pallet of the Southwest within her work. Interest in both geological formations and man-made structures such as fences and walls manifest themselves within her Structures series. Visible delineations suggesting containment and boundaries also allude to the psychological boundaries we set.
Lux Center for the Arts
Lincoln, Nebraska
April 4 — 26, 2008
Lux Center Website
Opening Reception
Friday, April 4, 2008, 5:00-7:00 pm
I will be at the opening reception and will be giving a gallery talk at 6pm. Please introduce yourself and say hello if you are in attendance.
Distinctive Directions
Lux Center’s 2008 Fiber Invitational, curated by me, brings together diverse and talented regional and east coat artists: Deidre Adams, Joanie San Chirico, Jeanne Williamson and Pam RuBert.
See our website and blog at distinctive-directions.com
Structures #42
The above piece will make it’s public debut at this show. Although I completed it 2 years ago it has never been shown or even entered into any juried shows. It reminds me a lot of bamboo. Although bamboo might not be blue.
Detail of surface stitching:
Posted by Lisa in: Art Exhibits
Tagged: Fencing In or Keeping Out, lux center for the arts, solo show, Structures Series
Leslie said,
March 29, 2008 @ 12:36 am
I LOVE this piece, Lisa. Wondering why you’ve not shown or entered it until now…
Sylvia said,
March 30, 2008 @ 3:53 am
Lisa
You can probably delete this comment—but I think pallette is the correct work for range of colors–while pallet refers to a pad you might sleeo on or use as a base for shipping goods—I could be wrong though, I don’t have a big dictionary here.
The blue bamboo piece is quite lovely—I would think of it as bamboo in the late afternoon during rain–or maybe even rather wintery—the light sometimes seems rather blue. The size of it suggests that there is more—and lets the viewer fill that in–what it might feel like or smell like to wander in such a place. Thanks for letting us ’see’ it.
Wanda S. Hanson said,
March 30, 2008 @ 1:45 pm
And I saw birch trees, planted close.
Lynda Lehmann said,
March 31, 2008 @ 5:15 pm
I’ve just discovered your blog, through a link from Kim’s newest Top Art Blogs list. I really like your blog–it strikes me as being very rational, authentic, and from the heart. And your textile art is beautiful.
I wanted to comment on the post about blogging and ranking being a popularity contest, but will do it here instead. I agree with you. Marketing is a difficult and necessary part of what we do, but it’s SECONDARY to what we do, which is make art for the love of it.
I too, am a geek all the way around. I love to examine ideas, use words, and make images. And I love to have earnest communication.
Blogging is a wonderful venue for all these things. Your post has inspired me to put a lot more of my soul into it (if my soul and time limitations will permit, lol)!
And yes, I’m putting your URL on my page. Sorry if my comment is off your present topic. I HAD to respond to that post!
Lisa Call said,
April 6, 2008 @ 6:58 pm
Leslie - I hadn’t entered it anywhere because the opportunity hadn’t yet arrived. It’s been on my guild.com page for the past year.
Thanks for the correction Sylvia - yep - as I said a few months ago - I make a lot of typos. Fortunately they don’t bother me :)
Wanda - I like the thought of birch trees close!
Lynda - thank you for your comment - Much appreciated - off topic is very fine. I try my best to just write what I’m feeling and thinking and not worry about who might or might not be reading. For me it’s about learning about myself - not selling myself.