{"product_id":"art-quilts-the-midwest-linzee-kull-mccray-9781609383237","title":"Art Quilts the Midwest","description":"A milestone in perception occurred in 1971, when the Whitney Museum of American Art displayed quilts in a museum setting: \u003ci\u003eAbstract Design in American Quilts\u003c\/i\u003e bestowed institutional recognition of the artistry inherent in these humble textiles. In subsequent decades, quilting's popularity exploded. Some who took up quilting created pieced quilts that honored traditional patterns, symmetry, and repetition. But others saw the potential for pushing beyond patchwork, giving birth to the art quilt. Today, adherents from both art and quilting backgrounds incorporate storytelling, digital images, nonfabric materials, asymmetry, and three dimensions--in short, anything goes in the world of art quilting, as long as the result is stitched, layered, and not primarily functional. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a writer covering textiles, art, and craft, Linzee Kull McCray wondered just how deeply fiber artists were influenced by their surroundings. Focusing on midwestern art quilters in particular, she put out a call for entries and nearly 100 artists responded; they were free to define those aspects of midwesterness that most affected their work. The artists selected for inclusion in this book embrace the Midwest's climate, land, people, and culture, and if they don't always embrace it wholeheartedly, then they use their art to react to it. The proof can be seen in the varied, powerful quilts in this energizing book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Enlivened by the Midwest's landscapes and seasons, Sally Bowker paints her fabrics with acrylics, creating marks and meaning with layers of hand stitching and appliqued bits of fabric. Shin-hee Chin uses sketchlike stitching for its ability to penetrate fabric and create depth; living in the Midwest helps her stay balanced between eastern philosophy and western culture. The metals and mesh that Diane Núñez incorporates into her quilts connect to her days as a jeweler as well as to the topography of her home state of Michigan. Pat Owoc prepares papers with disperse dyes, then selects from as many as 150 to create her fabrics; her art-quilt series honors midwestern pioneers. Martha Warshaw photographs old fabrics, tweaks the images in Photoshop, and prints the results for her pieces, which connect her to the legacy of quilting in past generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Midwest has always had strong textile communities. Now the twenty artists featured in this beautifully illustrated book have created a new community of original art forms that bring new life to an old tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Artists\u003cbr\u003e Marilyn Ampe, St. Paul, Minnesota\u003cbr\u003e Gail Baar, Buffalo Grove, Illinois\u003cbr\u003e Sally Bowker, Cornucopia, Wisconsin\u003cbr\u003e Peggy Brown, Nashville, Indiana\u003cbr\u003e Shelly Burge, Lincoln, Nebraska\u003cbr\u003e Shin-hee Chin, McPherson, Kansas\u003cbr\u003e Sandra Palmer Ciolino, Cincinnati, Ohio\u003cbr\u003e Jacquelyn Gering, Chicago, Illinois\u003cbr\u003e Kate Gorman, Westerville, Ohio\u003cbr\u003e Donna Katz, Chicago, Illinois\u003cbr\u003e Beth Markel, Rochester Hills, Michigan\u003cbr\u003e Diane Núñez, Southfield, Michigan\u003cbr\u003e Pat Owoc, St. Louis, Missouri\u003cbr\u003e BJ Parady, Batavia, Illinois\u003cbr\u003e Bonnie Peterson, Houghton, Michigan\u003cbr\u003e Luanne Rimel, St. Louis, Missouri\u003cbr\u003e Barbara Schneider, Woodstock, Illinois\u003cbr\u003e Susan Shie, Wooster, Ohio\u003cbr\u003e Martha Warshaw, Cincinnati, Ohio\u003cbr\u003e Erick Wolfmeyer, Iowa City, Iowa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linzee Kull McCray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609383230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609383237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 7.90w x 0.30d","brand":"Linzee Kull McCray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065748959487,"sku":"9781609383237","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87e6474f-de6f-4c67-906a-abfbe116dd4e.jpg?v=1768677012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/art-quilts-the-midwest-linzee-kull-mccray-9781609383237","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}