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February Issue 2007
Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County in Camden, SC, Offers Works by Fringe Sisters
The work of the Fringe Sisters, a group of nine female artists from the Columbia, SC, area, who focus on art quilts, are on view in the Bassett Gallery of the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) in Camden, SC, through Mar. 6, 2007.
The Fringe Sisters are nine artists using fabric and the quilt stitch as their basic medium. But, their methods of expression are unique resulting in a wide variety of work. As a cooperative artists' group they strive to support and nurture the individual talents of each member, while providing an atmosphere conducive to artistic risk taking, and to generate interest in fiber art by exhibiting the work of the members. Exhibited in many venues throughout the state of South Carolina as well as Maryland and individually in Alaska, Texas, California, Kentucky, Florida, New York, and the US Embassy in Guatemala, to name a few.
The group includes Gail Ferrick, Dee Doebler, Teresa Pietras, Lynn Buske, Sandra Baker, Joann Amidon, Saradean Hallman, Lizzi Guyeska, and Linda Vandiver.
Linda Vandiver was born and raised in Maryland. She moved to SC at the age of eleven. Her family is involved in the love of art whether it be music by her husband and son, or fabric by herself. By taking an early retirement from nursing Vandiver has been able to devote her time to her four main loves: family, horses, nature, and quilting. She has had an interest in fabric most of her life, and began quilting in 1996. Vandiver loves to explore different techniques that make it possible to portray in fabric what she sees.
Lizzi Guyeska was born in Iowa, and moved to SC in 1996. She began quilting in 1989 and has been a part of Fringe Sisters since 2000. Her art has been exhibited in the Beaufort Performing Arts Center, The National Quilting Association Headquarters in Ellicott, MD, The Anderson County Arts Center, and Medicus, in Anderson, SC. Guyeska describes her quilting process by saying, "I love to manipulate fabrics, colors, threads, yarns and paint to create. I begin with a simple idea and as I work, the piece takes on a life of its own."
Saradean Hallman has been creating unique whimsical quilts since 1998. Her background as a costume designer for her family business have resulted in her quilts being filled with vibrant colors. Hallman hopes that the joy she gains from quilting will spread to her audiences, as seen in her words, "I want others to experience a moment of happiness and relaxation with the bright colors of my palate."
JoAnn Amidon grew up in the Midwest where nature was a major influence and nature frequently finds its way into her work. Her quilts have won numerous awards and have been displayed internationally. Amidon takes on the challenging task of incorporating the emotions she draws from nature into her work, with the intention of delighting, moving, and inspiring the viewer.
Sandra Baker has quilting in her blood; both her grandmothers and her mother made clothing and quilts. She is a retired teacher and has also taken classes from nationally acclaimed teachers. She applies these life experiences to her artistic expression, resulting in a variety of visually interesting quilts.
Lynn Buske, a self-taught quilter and founding member of Fringe Sisters began making quilts in 1966, and retired in 1988 to quilt full time. Her talents include designing pictorial quilts, sculpture in fabric, hand dyeing fabrics, and a new method of constructing Drunkard's Path block. Buske's quilts are in private collections from California to Florida and in England.
Teresa Pietras majored in Studio Art at the University of South Carolina. Her works have been featured in numerous museums and galleries throughout the nation and are held in many private collections. She works with glass, oil, acrylic, watercolor, metal, wood, and fiber (often combining the different materials) to recreate the image in her mind.
An award winning and nationally exhibited artist, Dee Doebler has been published in magazines such as American Quilters Magazine, National Association Magazine, Quilting Arts Magazine, etc. Her style has shifted from traditional form of quilting to incorporating her own sense of color, design, and movement into her pieces.
Gail Ferrick was raised moving to military bases all over the country and world. At one point she lived in the tropics the jungle has served as the inspiration for the color and light found in her work. She stumbled upon quilting while working as a clothing designer creating one-of-a-kind jackets, and completed her first quilt in 1994. As an award winning artist, Ferrick's quilts have evolved into free-form designs that use fabric as paint and take on a life of their own.
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