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September 15 - November 15, 2003
In these fast-paced, uncertain times there is little room for pause or reflection.
Our current Gallery show, however, brings together five artists who succeed in
isolating moments from the past in a myriad of intriguing formats. Kay
Kahn's work recalls ancient Greek faience. Her multi-layered images create
a traveling landscape. Memories of childhood, wandering thoughts and fleeting
moments grace the surface of her vessels. In Anna Torma's work we
also see how thoughts filter through our heads. Her whimsical embroideries show
glimpses of human histories and patchworks of random moments While Anna
Torma's work embraces life, Michele Sales creates shroud-like mummy forms
that remind us of death. Through skillful layering and manipulation of the surface
she achieves the illusion of weathering and decay. Marna Goldstein Brauner
approaches the subject of death through the reincarnation of antique textiles.
Photographic imagery and obsessive beading draw our attention to isolated images
and the memory of past lives. Finally, Beth Nobles provides a direct
storytelling approach to the theme of memory. She uses traditional, historical
needlework to politicize familial stories and social commentaries. So stop,
pause, reflect, enjoy
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Kay Kahn | |
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CAROUSEL 2002 22 1/2" x 14" x 6" Quilted,
pieced, appliqued, hand and machine stitched silk and cotton NFS
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CAROUSEL, detail |
CAROUSEL, detail | |
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TALK 2002 30 3/4" x 11" x 11" Quilted,
pieced, appliqued, hand and machine stitched silk and cotton with wrapped wire
Private collection |
TALK, detail | |
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EMPATHY 2002 30 1/2" x 13" x 13" Quilted,
pieced, appliqued, hand and machine stitched silk and cotton Private collection
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EMPATHY, detail | |
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QUEST 2002 36 1/4" x 16" x 7" Quilted,
pieced, appliqued, hand and machine stitched silk and cotton Private collection
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QUEST, detail | |
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Torma | |
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MEMOIRS 1994 140cm x 197cm Hand embroidery on fiber
collage $11,500 | |
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REDWORKS 1999 135cm x 210cm Hand embroidery on fiber
collage $8,500 | |
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SILENCE 1999 200cm x 120cm Hand embroidery on cotton
$19,000 |
SILENCE, detail | |
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RAINY DAY/TALES 2001 150cm x 133cm Hand embroidery
$18,000 | |
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RAINY DAY/GAMES 2001 166cm x 140cm Hand embroidery
$18,000 | |
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BESTIARY I 2001 132cm x 148cm Hand embroidery
$19,000 | |
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MASTERS AND ROSES 2003 100cm x 100cm Collage
$7,000 |
MASTERS AND ROSES, detail | |
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Michele Sales | |
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STRATUM 2001 67" x 26" x 9" Hand-dyed,
heat-treated thermoplastic fiber, wire, found objects, hand and machine stitching.
Photo: Tom VanEynde NFS | |
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PALADIN 2 2002 70" x 28" x 12" Hand-dyed,
heat-treated thermoplastic fiber, wire, acrylic transfers, found objects, hand
and machine stitching. Photo: Brian MacDonald $7000 | |
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PALADIN 4 2002 74" x 12" x 12" Hand-dyed,
heat-treated thermoplastic fiber, wire, acrylic transfers, found objects, hand
and machine stitching. Photo: Ruyell Ho $7500 | |
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PALADIN 5 2002 68" x 23" x 10" Hand-dyed,
heat-treated thermoplastic fiber, wire, found objects, hand and machine stitching.
Photo: Brian MacDonald $7500 | |
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IDENTITY 1.21 2003 31" x 17" x 10"
Hand-dyed, heat-treated thermoplastic fiber, wire, found objects, hand and machine
stitching. Photo: Brian MacDonald $2500 | |
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IDENTITY 2.27 2003 31" x 17" x 11"
Hand-dyed, heat-treated thermoplastic fiber, wire, found objects, hand and machine
stitching. Photo: Brian MacDonald $2500 | |
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IDENTITY 3.20 2003 31" x 17" x 10"
Hand-dyed, heat-treated thermoplastic fiber, wire, found objects, hand and machine
stitching. Photo: Jonathan Sales $2500 | |
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PANDEMIC CLOTH 2002 72" x 60" Hand-dyed,
heat-treated thermoplastic fiber, hand and machine stitching. Photo: Brian
MacDonald $3500 | |
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Marna Goldstein Brauner | |
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THE AWNING 2000 17" x 24" Antique textile,
computer heat transfers, machine stitching, beads. $1800 |
THE AWNING, detail | |
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MOURNING HANKY 1999 16" x 17" Antique textile,
computer heat transfers, machine stitching, pigments, beads. $1800
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MOURNING HANKY, detail | |
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THE SHAWL 2000 26" x 14" Antique textile,
computer heat transfers, pigments, beads. $1800 |
THE SHAWL, detail | |
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THE SLIP 2000 22" x 12" Antique textile,
computer heat transfers, pigments, beads. $1800 |
THE SLIP, detail | |
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RED-WORK: GOOD NIGHT 2001 24" x 26.5" Photo
screen print, computer heat transfers, pigments, beads on antique linen textile.
$1800 |
RED-WORK: GOOD NIGHT, detail | |
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RED-WORK: PINK ROSES 2001 23" x 24" Photo
screen print, computer heat transfers, pigments, beads on antique linen textile.
$1800 |
RED-WORK: PINK ROSES, detail | |
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Beth Nobles | |
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SELMA STORY: MARCH FOR THE VOTE 1965 2001-2002 18"
x 29" x 6" Cotton and rayon embroidery, sewn to cotton and stretched
over plexiglass forms Photo: Mark Trade NFS |
SELMA STORY: MARCH FOR THE VOTE 1965, detaill | |
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SELMA STORY: MARCH FOR THE VOTE 1965 2001-2002 18"
x 29" x 6" Cotton and rayon embroidery, sewn to cotton and stretched
over plexiglass forms Photo: Mark Trade NFS |
SELMA STORY: MARCH FOR THE VOTE 1965, detaill | |
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A SUMMIT OF ELDERS 2001 4 1/2" x 3" Cotton
and rayon embroidery on silk NFS | |
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AGE AND BEAUTY 2001 4 3/4" x 2 7/8" Cotton
and rayon embroidery on silk NFS | |
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WAITING 2001 3 1/2" x 3 1/4" Cotton and
rayon embroidery on silk, stumpwork NFS | |
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ONE IN EVERY FAMILY 2001 5" x 2 7/8" Cotton
and rayon embroidery on silk with cut out NFS | |
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PROPER LADIES ARE NOT FREEDOM RIDERS (thumbnail) 2002 2 1/2"
x 4 3/4" x 1/2" Cotton and rayon embroidery on silk, stitched to
cotton and stretched over book board, ribbon, wire. Photo: Mark Trade
NFS | |
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DIANE NASH 2002 5 1/8" x 2" Cotton and
rayon embroidery on silk NFS | |