Cecile Trentini - 'Daily Inspiration'

Time to share with you the latest exhibition at the Art Quilt Gallery in Manhattan

 'Daily Inspiration' by Cecile Trentini: 12 November - 28 December 2013 

 

Cecile Trentini is a Swiss quilt artist - this is her Artist's Statement from The Art Quilt Gallery exhibition:

"My career as an artist started as a painter and creator of sculptural objects; I discovered quilt art rather by accident, but immediately felt at home in the world of fibre, replacing brush, canvas and paint with the sewing machine, fabrics and thread.

I think the main drive in my work is curiosity.  Many of my pieces start with the question What if?"  What if I used this technique, this particular material, what if I focussed on this theme?  I love to explore and play with ideas and materials.  My approach is often analytical, systematic, constructive, but just as often more intuitive and emotional.  My work draws as much from what I like in painting and sculpture as from seemingly insignificant details and materials of everyday life."

'Rest(less)' - 32.3" x 20.9", 2011
Hand dyed and hand printed fabrics (cotton and organza), flour resisted and discharged fabrics.
Machine piecing, machine quilting.

'Ephemeral Delight' - 39.4" x 39.8", 2013
Cotton wholecloth, cupcake paper moulds.
Wholecloth, machine quilting.

'Tea Party' - 39" x 39.4", 2013
Cotton wholecloth, used tea bags.
Wholecloth, machine quilting.

'Working Days' - 46" x 46", 2013
Test swatches from Bernina factory.
Machine Piecing.

'Coffee Break' - 40.2" x 40.55", 2013
Cotton wholecloth, used coffee filters.
Wholecloth, machine quilting.

'Daily Beauty' - 93.3" x 65.75", 2010
Commercial, hand dyed/printed fabrics (cotton, linen, silk, polyester, organza, etc), plastic, netting, beads, sequins, buttons, etc, cosmetic cotton pads.
Hand and machine sewing, quilting, stitching, applique.

'Synthesis' - 29.5" x 39.4", 2008
Hand dyed and hand printed fabrics.
Machine piecing, couching, applique, machine stitching.

'Walking About' - 39" x 30.7", 2011
Hand printed fabric, cold wax resist.
Machine piecing, machine quilting, hand quilting.

'Daily Sweets' - 51.2" x 31.5", 2010
Hand dyed fabrics (cotton and silk), melted chocolate wrappers.
Machine piecing, hand sewing.

'Small Whirlwinds 1, 2 & 3'

'Small Whirlwinds 1' - 33.5" x 33", 2010
Monoprinted fabrics.
Machine piecing, machine quilting.

'Small Whirlwinds 2' - 30" x 30.3", 2010
Monoprinted fabrics.
Machine piecing, machine quilting.

'Small Whirlwinds 3' - 40" x 31.5", 2010
Monoprinted fabrics.
Machine piecing, machine quilting.

'Gold Mary' - 46.5" x 27.5", 2010
Hand printed and discharged wholecloth
Wholecloth, machine quilting.

You can find out more about Cecile here on her website.

For those who can't drop in then I hope my photos have inspired you as much as seeing the quilts has inspired me :)

    

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